THE MASSACHUSETTS-STONY BROOK GALACTIC PLANE CARBON MONOXIDE SURVEY: OBSERVATIONS, GALACTIC STRUCTURE, AND CLOUD IDENTIFICATION (RADIO ASTRONOMY, MOLECULAR, GALAXY)

The observing parameters for a galactic plane CO survey consisting of 40,551 spectra with 301 km s('-1) coverage at 1 km s('-1) resolution are presented. The mostly 3 x 3' sky sampling with a 45" beam enables detection of virtually all galactic clouds larger than 10-20 pc in the...

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Main Author: CLEMENS, DAN PERCIVAL
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 1985
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI8517090