弥散星际介质的CO-H2转换因子：明亮的12CO发射也示踪弥散气体
星系天体物理
2015-05-27 v1
摘要
我们表明，将CO光度转换为分子氢柱密度的XCO因子，对于致密、完全分子气体和弥散、部分分子气体具有相似的值。我们讨论了这种巧合的原因及其对理解星际介质的影响。
引用
@article{arxiv.1102.4667,
title = {The CO-H2 conversion factor of diffuse ISM: Bright 12CO emission also traces diffuse gas},
author = {Jérôme Pety and Harvey S. Liszt and Robert Lucas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.4667},
year = {2015}
}
备注
5 pages, 1 PostScript figure. To be published in the proceedings of the Zermatt 2010 conference: "Conditions and impact of star formation: New results with Herschel and beyond". Uses EAS LaTeX macros