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Main Authors: Zhuang, Zi, Su, Yang, Zhang, Shiyu, Chen, Xuepeng, Yan, Qing-Zeng, Feng, Haoran, Sun, Li, Xu, Xiaoyun, Sun, Yan, Zhou, Xin, Wang, Hongchi, Yang, Ji
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.08008
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author Zhuang, Zi
Su, Yang
Zhang, Shiyu
Chen, Xuepeng
Yan, Qing-Zeng
Feng, Haoran
Sun, Li
Xu, Xiaoyun
Sun, Yan
Zhou, Xin
Wang, Hongchi
Yang, Ji
author_facet Zhuang, Zi
Su, Yang
Zhang, Shiyu
Chen, Xuepeng
Yan, Qing-Zeng
Feng, Haoran
Sun, Li
Xu, Xiaoyun
Sun, Yan
Zhou, Xin
Wang, Hongchi
Yang, Ji
contents We perform a comprehensive CO study toward the Monoceros OB1 (Mon OB1) region based on the MWISP survey at an angular resolution of about $50''$. The high-sensitivity data, together with the high dynamic range, shows that molecular gas in the $\rm 8^{\circ}\times4^{\circ}$ region displays complicated hierarchical structures and various morphology (e.g., filamentary, cavity-like, shell-like, and other irregular structures). Based on Gaussian decomposition and clustering for $\mathrm{^{13}CO}$ data, a total of 263 $\mathrm{^{13}CO}$ structures are identified in the whole region, and 88% of raw data flux is recovered. The dense gas with relatively high column density from the integrated CO emission is mainly concentrated in the region where multiple $\rm ^{13}CO$ structures are overlapped. Combining the results of 32 large $\mathrm{^{13}CO}$ structures with distances from Gaia DR3, we estimate an average distance of $\rm 729^{+45}_{-45}~pc$ for the GMC complex. The total mass of the GMC Complex traced by $\mathrm{^{12}CO}$, $\mathrm{^{13}CO}$, and $\mathrm{C^{18}O}$ are $1.1\times10^5~M_\odot$, $4.3\times10^4~M_\odot$, and $8.4\times10^3~M_\odot$, respectively. The dense gas fraction shows a clear difference between Mon OB1 GMC East (12.4%) and Mon OB1 GMC West (3.3%). Our results show that the dense gas environment is closely linked to the nearby star-forming regions. On the other hand, star-forming activities have a great influence on the physical properties of the surrounding molecular gas (e.g., greater velocity dispersion, higher temperatures, and more complex velocity structures, etc.). We also discuss the distribution/kinematics of molecular gas associated with nearby star-forming activities.
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spellingShingle Distribution and Properties of Molecular Gas Toward the Monoceros OB1 Region
Zhuang, Zi
Su, Yang
Zhang, Shiyu
Chen, Xuepeng
Yan, Qing-Zeng
Feng, Haoran
Sun, Li
Xu, Xiaoyun
Sun, Yan
Zhou, Xin
Wang, Hongchi
Yang, Ji
Astrophysics of Galaxies
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
We perform a comprehensive CO study toward the Monoceros OB1 (Mon OB1) region based on the MWISP survey at an angular resolution of about $50''$. The high-sensitivity data, together with the high dynamic range, shows that molecular gas in the $\rm 8^{\circ}\times4^{\circ}$ region displays complicated hierarchical structures and various morphology (e.g., filamentary, cavity-like, shell-like, and other irregular structures). Based on Gaussian decomposition and clustering for $\mathrm{^{13}CO}$ data, a total of 263 $\mathrm{^{13}CO}$ structures are identified in the whole region, and 88% of raw data flux is recovered. The dense gas with relatively high column density from the integrated CO emission is mainly concentrated in the region where multiple $\rm ^{13}CO$ structures are overlapped. Combining the results of 32 large $\mathrm{^{13}CO}$ structures with distances from Gaia DR3, we estimate an average distance of $\rm 729^{+45}_{-45}~pc$ for the GMC complex. The total mass of the GMC Complex traced by $\mathrm{^{12}CO}$, $\mathrm{^{13}CO}$, and $\mathrm{C^{18}O}$ are $1.1\times10^5~M_\odot$, $4.3\times10^4~M_\odot$, and $8.4\times10^3~M_\odot$, respectively. The dense gas fraction shows a clear difference between Mon OB1 GMC East (12.4%) and Mon OB1 GMC West (3.3%). Our results show that the dense gas environment is closely linked to the nearby star-forming regions. On the other hand, star-forming activities have a great influence on the physical properties of the surrounding molecular gas (e.g., greater velocity dispersion, higher temperatures, and more complex velocity structures, etc.). We also discuss the distribution/kinematics of molecular gas associated with nearby star-forming activities.
title Distribution and Properties of Molecular Gas Toward the Monoceros OB1 Region
topic Astrophysics of Galaxies
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.08008