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A Large-field J=1-0 Survey of CO and Its Isotopologues Toward the Cassiopeia A Supernova Remnant
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 sky area of . The
Cas giant molecular cloud (GMC) mainly consists of three individual clouds with
masses on the order of . The total mass derived from the
emission of the GMC is 2.1 and is
9.5 from the emission. Two regions with
broadened (67 km s) or asymmetric CO line profiles are found
in the vicinity (within a 10 region) of the Cas A SNR, indicating
possible interactions between the SNR and the GMC. Using the GAUSSCLUMPS
algorithm, 547 CO clumps are identified in the GMC, 54 of which are
supercritical (i.e. ). The mass spectrum of the molecular
clumps follows a power-law distribution with an exponent of . The
pixel-by-pixel column density of the GMC can be fitted with a log-normal
probability distribution function (N-PDF). The median column density of
molecular hydrogen in the GMC is cm and half the mass
of the GMC is contained in regions with H column density lower than
cm, which is well below the threshold of star
formation. The distribution of the YSO candidates in the region shows no
agglomeration.Comment: 24 pages, 18 figure
Models of Relative Nearness Incidence Based on Standard Distance Entropy
The model of grey nearness incidence cannot reflect the nearness degree of sequences correctly. Therefore, the model of relative nearness incidence of sequences, curves, and surfaces is suggested based on standard distance entropy to remove the current bottlenecks and its properties are studied. At last, three cases are exemplified to demonstrate the validity and practicability of relative nearness incidence. The proposed models have enriched the theory of grey nearness incidence, filled the defects of grey nearness incidence
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