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Kinematic distances to GRS molecular clouds

Short name: J/ApJ/699/1153
IVOA Identifier: ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/699/1153
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.26093/cds/vizier.16991153
Publisher: CDSivo://CDS[Pub. ID]
More Info: https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJ/699/1153
VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource.
Status: active
Registered: 2011 Jul 21 11:53:26Z
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Description


Kinematic distances to 750 molecular clouds identified in the ^13^COJ=1-0 Boston University-Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory Galactic Ring Survey (GRS) are derived assuming the Clemens rotation curve of the Galaxy. The kinematic distance ambiguity is resolved by examining the presence of HI self-absorption toward the ^13^CO emission peak of each cloud using the Very Large Array Galactic Plane Survey. We also identify 21cm continuum sources embedded in the GRS clouds in order to use absorption features in the HI 21cm continuum to distinguish between near and far kinematic distances. The Galactic distribution of GRS clouds is consistent with a four-arm model of the Milky Way. The locations of the Scutum-Crux and Perseus arms traced by GRS clouds match star-count data from the Galactic Legacy Infrared Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire star-count data. We conclude that molecular clouds must form in spiral arms and be short-lived (lifetimes <10^7^yr) in order to explain the absence of massive, ^13^CO bright molecular clouds in the interarm space.

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About the Resource Providers

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Publisher: CDSivo://CDS[Pub. ID]

Creators:
Roman-Duval J.Jackson J.M.Heyer M.Johnson A.Rathborne J.Shah R.Simon R.

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Status of This Resource

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Version: n/a
Availability: This is an active resource.
  • This service provides only public data.
Relevant dates for this Resource:
  • Updated: 2012 Nov 13 06:15:28Z
  • Created: 2011 Jul 21 11:53:26Z

This resource was registered on: 2011 Jul 21 11:53:26Z
This resource description was last updated on: 2021 Oct 21 00:00:00Z

What This Resource is About

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Resource Class: CatalogService
This resource is a service that provides access to catalog data. You can extract data from the catalog by issuing a query, and the matching data is returned as a table.
Resource type keywords:
  • Catalog
Subject keywords:
  • Interstellar medium
  • Molecular clouds
  • Radio continuum emission
  • Radio astronomy
Intended audience or use:
  • Research: This resource provides information appropriate for supporting scientific research.
More Info: https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJ/699/1153 Literature Reference: 2009ApJ...699.1153R

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TAP VizieR generic service(IsServedBy) ivo://CDS.VizieR/TAP [Res. ID]
Conesearch service(IsServedBy)
J/ApJS/182/131 : Molecular clouds and clumps in the GRS (Rathborne+, 2009) ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/182/131 [Res. ID]

Data Coverage Information

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Wavebands covered:

  • Radio

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Custom Service

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VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource.
Available endpoints for this service interface:
Custom Service

This is service that does not comply with any IVOA standard but instead provides access to special capabilities specific to this resource.

VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource.
Available endpoints for this service interface:
  • URL-based interface: http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/ApJ/699/1153
Table Access Protocol - Auxiliary ServiceXX

This is a standard IVOA service that takes as input an ADQL or PQL query and returns tabular data.

VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource.
Available endpoints for the standard interface:
  • http://tapvizier.cds.unistra.fr/TAPVizieR/tap
Simple Cone SearchXXSearch Me

This is a standard IVOA service that takes as input a position in the sky and a radius and returns catalog records with positions within that radius.

VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource.
Description:
Cone search capability for table J/ApJ/699/1153/table1 (Kinematic distances to molecular clouds in the GRS using HI self-absorption and 21cm continuum absorption)
Available endpoints for the standard interface:
  • http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/699/1153/table1?
Maximum search radius accepted: 180.0 degrees
Maximum number of matching records returned: 50000
This service supports the VERB input parameter:
Use VERB=1 to minimize the returned columns or VERB=3 to maximize.


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