Journal article
The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: constraints on prestellar core properties in Orion A North
Abstract
We employ SCUBA-2 (Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array 2) observations of the Orion A North molecular cloud to derive column density and temperature maps. We apply a novel, Hessian-based structural identification algorithm for detection of prestellar cores to these data, allowing for automated generation of the prestellar mass function. The resulting mass function is observed to peak at $1.39^{+0.18}_{-0.19}$ M⊙, indicating a star-forming …
Authors
Salji CJ; Richer JS; Buckle JV; Hatchell J; Kirk H; Beaulieu SF; Berry DS; Broekhoven-Fiene H; Currie MJ; Fich M
Journal
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 449, No. 2, pp. 1769–1781
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
May 11, 2015
DOI
10.1093/mnras/stu2297
ISSN
0035-8711