Analysis of 3161 molecular clouds reveals oblate shapes aligned with the galactic plane, a flatter velocity dispersion-size relation than Larson's law, strong mass-size correlation, and that 12CO traces diffuse turbulent gas while C18O traces gravity-dominated regions.
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Molecular gas in M83 consists of two log-normal density components, with the high-density component enhanced along spiral arms and more tightly linked to star formation than the low-density component.
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Statistical Properties of Molecular Clouds in the Milky Way: Insights from Three-Isotopologue CO Observations of the MWISP Project
Analysis of 3161 molecular clouds reveals oblate shapes aligned with the galactic plane, a flatter velocity dispersion-size relation than Larson's law, strong mass-size correlation, and that 12CO traces diffuse turbulent gas while C18O traces gravity-dominated regions.
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Sub-kpc scale gas density histograms of the nearby barred spiral galaxy M83: Multi-component molecular gas structure reflecting the galactic environment
Molecular gas in M83 consists of two log-normal density components, with the high-density component enhanced along spiral arms and more tightly linked to star formation than the low-density component.