Molecular clouds and the Gould belt

Details Molecular clouds and the Gould belt Molecular clouds and the Gould belt

Apr 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987apj...315..104t&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 315, April 1, 1987, p. 104-121.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

60

Galactic Structure, Molecular Clouds, Solar Neighborhood, Star Distribution, Astronomical Models, B Stars, Carbon Monoxide, Interstellar Matter, O Stars, Spatial Distribution

Scientific paper

The relationship of the local system of molecular clouds to the Gould belt is investigated. The data-gathering procedure is described, and whether molecular material in the solar neighborhood can be described by two distributions, one associated with the Gould belt and one with the Galactic plane, is determined. An attempt is made to fit the observed radial velocities of the clouds judged to belong to the Gould belt to the model of Olano (1982) in order to clarify the present structure of the system and to chart its evolution. The fits obtained for a wide variety of model parameters turn out to be poor, leading to the conclusion that the data do not fit a unique, unambiguous configuration. Models for the formation of the Gould belt are discussed, and the impact of the molecular cloud data on these models is critically assessed.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Molecular clouds and the Gould belt does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Molecular clouds and the Gould belt, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Molecular clouds and the Gould belt will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1347491