IRAS sources beyond the solar circle. II - Distribution in the Galactic warp

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Infrared Sources (Astronomy), Milky Way Galaxy, Molecular Clouds, Galactic Structure, H I Regions, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Spatial Distribution, Spiral Galaxies, Star Formation

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The shape of the outer Galaxy derived from the distribution of molecular clouds with embedded IRAS sources is compared with the shape revealed by H I observations. Of the 1302 selected IRAS sources, 1077 revealed CO J = 1-0 emission and subsequently provided a kinematic distance. CO emission is found at velocities as extreme as 110 km/s, corresponding to heliocentric distances of 15 kpc or galactocentric distances of 20 kpc. The ensemble of clouds features the same warped shape and flaring thickness as shown by the outer-Galaxy H I gas layer. The distribution of IRAS sources is found to end more abruptly at large R than that of H I.

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