We present observations of a 4 squared degree area toward the Gemini cloud obtained using J = 1-0 transitions of 12CO, 13CO and C18O. No C18O emission was detected. This region is composed of 36 core candidates of 13CO. These core candidates have a characteristic diameter of 0.25 pc, excitation temperatures of 7.9 K, line width of 0.54 km s−1 and a mean mass of 1.4 M\sun. They are likely to be starless core candidates, or transient structures, which probably disperse after ∼106 yr.
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@article{arxiv.1506.08034,
title = {CO Core Candidates in the Gemini Molecular Cloud},
author = {Yingjie Li and Ye Xu and Ji Yang and Xin-Yu Du and Deng-Rong Lu and Fa-Cheng Li},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1506.08034},
year = {2015}
}
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Accepted for Publication in AJ, 23 Pages, 15 figures