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Properties of Giant Molecular Clouds in the Galactic Molecular Ring

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Regions of Recent Star Formation

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We present results on the physical properties of giant molecular clouds based on a fully sampled J=1→0 CO survey at b=0° from ℓ=29°-46° using the 4.6m millimetre wave telescope at UBC. The telescope beam-width was 2.6’ and the velocity resolution (FWHM) was 2.6 km s-1.

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Shuter, W.L.H., Szabo, A. (1982). Properties of Giant Molecular Clouds in the Galactic Molecular Ring. In: Roger, R.S., Dewdney, P.E. (eds) Regions of Recent Star Formation. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 93. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7778-5_34

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