Comparison of the far-infrared and carbon monoxide emission in Heiles' Cloud 2 and B18

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Carbon Monoxide, Far Infrared Radiation, Molecular Clouds, Sky Surveys (Astronomy), Cosmic Dust, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Interstellar Gas, Luminosity, Mass To Light Ratios, Radiation Distribution

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A comparison is made of the far-IR emission detected by IRAS at 60 and 100 microns and the emission from C(-13)O in B18 and Heiles' Cloud 2. The results show that both these clouds have extended emission at the studied wavelengths and that this emission is correlated with the integrated intensity of (C-13)O emission. The dust temperature and optical depth, the gas column density, the mass of gas and dust, and the far-IR luminosity are derived and presented. The analysis shows that the dust optical depth is much better correlated with the gas column density than with the far-IR intensity. The dust temperature is found to be anticorrelated with the gas column density, suggesting that these clouds are externally heated by the interstellar radiation field. The far-IR luminosity-to-mass ratios for the clouds are substantially less than the average for the inner Galaxy.

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