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view Abstract Citations (172) References (15) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS The mass spectrum of interstellar clouds. Kwan, J. Abstract It is argued that the massive molecular clouds observed are produced by a process of growth via cloud-cloud collisions. Cloud mass spectra are calculated based on this model. A preliminary comparison between the theoretical results and observations suggests that the lifetime of molecular clouds is more than 2 x 10 to the 8th years. Implications of this result are discussed. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: April 1979 DOI: 10.1086/156990 Bibcode: 1979ApJ...229..567K Keywords: Astronomical Models; Interstellar Gas; Mass Spectra; Nebulae; Microwave Spectra; Molecular Collisions; Statistical Analysis; Astrophysics; Interstellar Clouds:Formation; Interstellar Clouds:Masses full text sources ADS |
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