The reliability of observational measurements of column density probability distribution functions
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Ossenkopf-Okada, Volker; Csengeri, Timea; Schneider, Nicola; Federrath, Christoph; Klessen, Ralf S.
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Context. Probability distribution functions (PDFs) of column densities are an established tool to characterize the evolutionary state of interstellar clouds. Aims. Using simulations, we show to what degree their determination is affected by noise, line-of-sight contamination, field selection, and the incomplete sampling in interferometric measurements. Methods. We solve the integrals that describe the convolution of a cloud PDF with contaminating sources such as noise and line-of-sight...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2016-03-11 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/108890 |
Source: | Astronomy and Astrophysics |
DOI: | 10.1051/0004-6361/201628095 |
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