2 papers
astro-ph1997
Supersonic Random Flows in the Perseus Molecular Cloud
Paolo Padoan, John Bally, Youssef Billawala +2
We compare the statistical properties of J=1-0 13CO spectra observed in the Perseus Molecular Cloud with synthetic J=1-0 13CO spectra from a 5 pc model cloud. The synthetic spectra…
astro-ph1997
Supersonic motions in dark clouds are not Alfven waves
Paolo Padoan, AAke Nordlund
Supersonic random motions are observed in dark clouds and are traditionally interpreted as Alfvén waves, but the possibility that these motions are super-Alfvenic has not been rule…