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Identifying the principal mechanism of star formation feedback
Chong Li, Rouyu Li, Keping Qiu +27
Feedback from massive stars regulates the formation of next-generation stars and planets and thus shapes the evolution of galaxies, yet observational evidence capable of determinin…
ALOHA IRDCs Molecular Line Follow-up: I. Gas properties and kinematics
Jinjin Xie, Yaoting Yan, Zhiyuan Ren +109
Infrared Dark Clouds are ideal sites for investigating the initial conditions of massive star and cluster formation. The A Lei Of the Habitat and Assembly of Infrared Dark Clouds (…
A study of the Physical Properties and Star Formation Activity of a Large Sample of Molecular Clouds: I Distances
Juan Mei, Min Fang, Miaomiao Zhang +8
Accurate distances to molecular clouds are crucial for determining their physical properties, understanding star formation, and tracing Galactic spiral structure. A number of 103,5…
Dust extinction map of the Galactic plane based on the UKIDSS survey data
Miaomiao Zhang, Jouni Kainulainen, He Zhao +5
Dust plays a critical role in the study of the interstellar medium (ISM). Extinction maps derived from optical surveys often fail to capture regions with high column density due to…
CU-JADE: A Method for Traversing Extinction Jumps along the Line of Sight
Shiyu Zhang, Yang Su, Xuepeng Chen +8
Although interstellar dust extinction serves as a powerful distance estimator, the solar system's location within the Galactic plane complicates distance determinations, especially…
Examining Turbulence in Galactic Molecular Clouds -- I: A Statistical Analysis of Velocity Structures
Yuehui Ma, Miaomiao Zhang, Hongchi Wang +14
We present a systematic analysis of the velocity structure functions (VSFs) of 167 molecular clouds with angular sizes greater than 176 arcmin in three sectors of the Gal…
Hierarchical Structure and Self-gravity in the Maddalena Giant Molecular Cloud
Renjie Shen, Yuehui Ma, Hongchi Wang +2
In this work, we present the data from the Milky Way Imaging Scroll Painting (MWISP) project for the Maddalena giant molecular cloud (GMC). We decompose the 13CO emission datacube…
The Multilayer Nature of Molecular Gas toward the Cygnus Region
Shiyu Zhang, Yang Su, Xuepeng Chen +12
We study the physical properties and 3D distribution of molecular clouds (MCs) toward the Cygnus region using the MWISP CO survey and Gaia DR3 data. Based on Gaussian decomposition…
The Cassiopeia Filament: A Blown Spur of the Local Arm
Xuepeng Chen, Li Sun, Jiancheng Feng +12
We present wide-field and high-sensitivity CO(1-0) molecular line observations toward the Cassiopeia region, using the 13.7m millimeter telescope of the Purple Mountain Observatory…
Dust extinction map of the Galactic plane based on the VVV survey data
Miaomiao Zhang, Jouni Kainulainen
Dust extinction is one of the most reliable tracers of the gas distribution in the Milky Way. The near-infrared (NIR) Vista Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) survey enables extinct…
CO(J = 1-0) Observations toward the Filamentary Cloud in the Galactic Region of and
Weihua Guo, Xuepeng Chen, Jiancheng Feng +11
We present observations of =1-0 transition lines of , , and towards the Galactic region of $153.60^{\cir…
Deep Near-Infrared Survey Toward the W40 and Serpens South Region in Aquila Rift: A Comprehensive Catalog of Young Stellar Objects
Jia Sun, Robert A. Gutermuth, Hongchi Wang +5
Active star forming regions are excellent laboratories for studying the origins and evolution of young stellar object (YSO) clustering. The W40 - Serpens South region is such a reg…
Gas Column Density Distribution of Molecular Clouds in the Third Quadrant of the Milky Way
Yuehui Ma, Hongchi Wang, Miaomiao Zhang +7
We have obtained column density maps for an unbiased sample of 120 molecular clouds in the third quadrant of the Milky Way mid-plane (b) within the galactic longit…
Molecular Clouds Associated with {H \small{II}} regions and Candidates within l = 106.65 to 109.50 and b = 1.85 to 0.95
Chun-Xue Li, Hong-Chi Wang, Yue-Hui Ma +3
We present a large-scale simultaneous survey of the CO isotopologues (, , and ) J = 1 0 line emission toward the Galactic p…
The Molecular Clouds associated with the H II Regions/Candidates between and
Chong Li, Hongchi Wang, Miaomiao Zhang +2
Using the PMO-13.7 m millimeter telescope at Delingha in China, we have conducted a large-scale simultaneous survey of CO, CO, and CO emission toward t…
Local Molecular Gas toward the Aquila Rift Region
Yang Su, Ji Yang, Qing-zeng Yan +11
We present the results of a ~250 square degrees CO mapping (+26d<l<+50d and -5d<b<+5d) toward the Aquila Rift region at a spatial resolution of ~50" and a grid spacing of 30". The…
Deep PSF photometric catalog of the VVV survey data
Miaomiao Zhang, Jouni Kainulainen
The Vista Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) survey has performed a multi-epoch near-infrared imaging of the inner Galactic plane. High-fidelity photometric catalogs are needed to u…
CO~() Observations toward Filamentary Molecular Clouds in the Galactic Region with $l = [169\arcdeg.75, 174\arcdeg.75], b = [-0\arcdeg.75, 0\arcdeg.5]$
Fang Xiong, Xuepeng Chen, Qizhou Zhang +5
We present observations of the CO isotopologues (CO, CO, and CO) toward the Galactic region with $169\arcdeg.75 \leqslant l \leqslant 174\arcdeg.75$ and $-0\ar…
A Large-field J=1-0 Survey of CO and Its Isotopologues Toward the Cassiopeia A Supernova Remnant
Yuehui Ma, Hongchi Wang, Miaomiao Zhang +2
We have conducted a large-field simultaneous survey of CO, CO, and CO emission toward the Cassiopeia A (Cas A) supernova remnant (SNR), which covers a…
Star-forming content of the giant molecular filaments in the Milky Way
Miaomiao Zhang, Jouni Kainulainen, Michael Mattern +2
Observations have discovered numerous giant molecular filaments (GMFs) in the Milky Way. However, their role in the Galactic star formation and Galaxy-scale evolution of dense gas…
A large-scale survey of CO and its isotopologues toward the Rosette molecular cloud
Chong Li, Hongchi Wang, Miaomiao Zhang +3
Using the PMO-13.7m millimeter telescope at Delingha in China, we have conducted a large-scale simultaneous survey of CO, CO, and CO J=1-0 emission toward the…
Structure and Fragmentation of a high line-mass filament: Nessie
Michael Mattern, Jouni Kainulainen, Miaomiao Zhang +1
An increasing number of hundred-parsec scale, high line-mass filaments have been detected in the Galaxy. Their evolutionary path, including fragmentation towards star formation, is…
CO~() Observations of a Filamentary Molecular Cloud in the Galactic Region Centered at $l = 150\arcdeg, b = 3.5\arcdeg$
Fang Xiong, Xuepeng Chen, Ji Yang +5
We present large-field (4.25~~3.75 deg) mapping observations toward the Galactic region centered at $l = 150\arcdeg, b = 3.5\arcdeg$ in the emission line of C…
Coeval intermediate-mass star formation in N4W
Zhiwei Chen, Shaobo Zhang, Miaomiao Zhang +3
Protostars are mostly found in star-forming regions, where the natal molecular gas still remains. In about 5' west of the molecular bubble N4, N4W is identified as a star-forming c…