Table 5.

Physical properties of the molecular clouds.*,†

Name|$N^{12}_{\rm X\ peak}$||$N^{12}_{\rm X\ mean}$||$N^{13}_{\rm LTE\ peak}$||$N^{13}_{\rm LTE\ mean}$||$N^{18}_{\rm LTE\ peak}$||$N^{18}_{\rm LTE\ mean}$||$M^{12}_{\rm X}$||$M_{\rm LTE}^{13}$||$M_{\rm LTE}^{18}$|
[cm−2][cm−2][cm−2][cm−2][cm−2][cm−2][M|$\odot$|][M|$\odot$|][M|$\odot$|]
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)
W 43 GMC complex3.3 × 10231.1 × 10223.0 × 10231.4 × 10223.2 × 10232.2 × 10211.4 × 1071.1 × 1071.7 × 106
W 43 Main (Total)1.2 × 10235.5 × 10222.6 × 10236.4 × 10223.1 × 10231.4 × 10222.0 × 1062.4 × 1065.3 × 105
82 km s−1 cloud2.2 × 10228.0 × 10214.6 × 10228.0 × 10216.0 × 10222.6 × 10202.9 × 1052.6 × 1058.2 × 103
94 km s−1 cloud8.1 × 10223.3 × 10222.2 × 10234.4 × 10223.1 × 10231.2 × 10221.2 × 1061.6 × 1064.5 × 105
103 km s−1 cloud2.8 × 10221.0 × 10227.9 × 10228.9 × 10218.6 × 10221.3 × 10213.8 × 1053.2 × 1054.7 × 104
115 km s−1 cloud2.5 × 10223.7 × 10215.7 × 10224.6 × 10214.8 × 10227.4 × 10201.4 × 1051.1 × 1051.8 × 104
G30.5 (Total)9.7 × 10224.5 × 10222.0 × 10233.9 × 10222.3 × 10236.1 × 10211.7 × 1061.4 × 1062.2 × 105
88 km s−1 cloud3.2 × 10226.8 × 10211.1 × 10237.7 × 10211.4 × 10231.2 × 10212.5 × 1051.8 × 1052.7 × 104
93 km s−1 cloud3.7 × 10221.5 × 10227.2 × 10221.3 × 10226.2 × 10226.5 × 10205.7 × 1054.6 × 1052.3 × 104
103 km s−1 cloud4.7 × 10221.5 × 10221.7 × 10231.5 × 10222.3 × 10233.6 × 10215.7 × 1055.3 × 1051.3 × 105
113 km s−1 cloud2.4 × 10227.4 × 10214.0 × 10226.1 × 10215.9 × 10221.3 × 10212.7 × 1051.9 × 1054.1 × 104
W 43 South (Total)9.3 × 10223.0 × 10223.0 × 10233.4 × 10223.2 × 10231.3 × 10229.7 × 1051.1 × 1064.0 × 105
93 km s−1 cloud3.9 × 10227.9 × 10211.3 × 10239.3 × 10211.9 × 10232.2 × 10212.6 × 1052.5 × 1056.1 × 104
102 km s−1 cloud6.2 × 10221.7 × 10222.4 × 10232.5 × 10223.0 × 10231.1 × 10225.6 × 1057.4 × 1053.3 × 105
Name|$N^{12}_{\rm X\ peak}$||$N^{12}_{\rm X\ mean}$||$N^{13}_{\rm LTE\ peak}$||$N^{13}_{\rm LTE\ mean}$||$N^{18}_{\rm LTE\ peak}$||$N^{18}_{\rm LTE\ mean}$||$M^{12}_{\rm X}$||$M_{\rm LTE}^{13}$||$M_{\rm LTE}^{18}$|
[cm−2][cm−2][cm−2][cm−2][cm−2][cm−2][M|$\odot$|][M|$\odot$|][M|$\odot$|]
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)
W 43 GMC complex3.3 × 10231.1 × 10223.0 × 10231.4 × 10223.2 × 10232.2 × 10211.4 × 1071.1 × 1071.7 × 106
W 43 Main (Total)1.2 × 10235.5 × 10222.6 × 10236.4 × 10223.1 × 10231.4 × 10222.0 × 1062.4 × 1065.3 × 105
82 km s−1 cloud2.2 × 10228.0 × 10214.6 × 10228.0 × 10216.0 × 10222.6 × 10202.9 × 1052.6 × 1058.2 × 103
94 km s−1 cloud8.1 × 10223.3 × 10222.2 × 10234.4 × 10223.1 × 10231.2 × 10221.2 × 1061.6 × 1064.5 × 105
103 km s−1 cloud2.8 × 10221.0 × 10227.9 × 10228.9 × 10218.6 × 10221.3 × 10213.8 × 1053.2 × 1054.7 × 104
115 km s−1 cloud2.5 × 10223.7 × 10215.7 × 10224.6 × 10214.8 × 10227.4 × 10201.4 × 1051.1 × 1051.8 × 104
G30.5 (Total)9.7 × 10224.5 × 10222.0 × 10233.9 × 10222.3 × 10236.1 × 10211.7 × 1061.4 × 1062.2 × 105
88 km s−1 cloud3.2 × 10226.8 × 10211.1 × 10237.7 × 10211.4 × 10231.2 × 10212.5 × 1051.8 × 1052.7 × 104
93 km s−1 cloud3.7 × 10221.5 × 10227.2 × 10221.3 × 10226.2 × 10226.5 × 10205.7 × 1054.6 × 1052.3 × 104
103 km s−1 cloud4.7 × 10221.5 × 10221.7 × 10231.5 × 10222.3 × 10233.6 × 10215.7 × 1055.3 × 1051.3 × 105
113 km s−1 cloud2.4 × 10227.4 × 10214.0 × 10226.1 × 10215.9 × 10221.3 × 10212.7 × 1051.9 × 1054.1 × 104
W 43 South (Total)9.3 × 10223.0 × 10223.0 × 10233.4 × 10223.2 × 10231.3 × 10229.7 × 1051.1 × 1064.0 × 105
93 km s−1 cloud3.9 × 10227.9 × 10211.3 × 10239.3 × 10211.9 × 10232.2 × 10212.6 × 1052.5 × 1056.1 × 104
102 km s−1 cloud6.2 × 10221.7 × 10222.4 × 10232.5 × 10223.0 × 10231.1 × 10225.6 × 1057.4 × 1053.3 × 105

*The clipping level is adopted as 5σ (∼5 K of 12CO and 1.75 K of 13CO, C18 O J = 1–0). The integrated velocity range of the total molecular gas is from 78 to 120 km s−1. The velocity clouds of W 43 Main, G30.5, and W 43 South are the same as in figures 12, 15, and 18, respectively.

Columns: (1) Name. (2) Peak H2 column density from 12CO assuming the X-factor. (3) Average H2 column density of the cloud from 12CO assuming the X-factor. (4) Peak H2 column density from 13CO assuming the LTE. (5) Average H2 column density of the cloud from 13CO assuming the LTE. (6) Peak H2 column density from C18O assuming the LTE. (7) Average H2 column density of the cloud from C18O assuming the LTE. (8) Total H2 mass from 12CO assuming the X-factor. (9) Total H2 mass from 13CO assuming the LTE. (10) Total H2 mass from C18O assuming the LTE.

Table 5.

Physical properties of the molecular clouds.*,†

Name|$N^{12}_{\rm X\ peak}$||$N^{12}_{\rm X\ mean}$||$N^{13}_{\rm LTE\ peak}$||$N^{13}_{\rm LTE\ mean}$||$N^{18}_{\rm LTE\ peak}$||$N^{18}_{\rm LTE\ mean}$||$M^{12}_{\rm X}$||$M_{\rm LTE}^{13}$||$M_{\rm LTE}^{18}$|
[cm−2][cm−2][cm−2][cm−2][cm−2][cm−2][M|$\odot$|][M|$\odot$|][M|$\odot$|]
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)
W 43 GMC complex3.3 × 10231.1 × 10223.0 × 10231.4 × 10223.2 × 10232.2 × 10211.4 × 1071.1 × 1071.7 × 106
W 43 Main (Total)1.2 × 10235.5 × 10222.6 × 10236.4 × 10223.1 × 10231.4 × 10222.0 × 1062.4 × 1065.3 × 105
82 km s−1 cloud2.2 × 10228.0 × 10214.6 × 10228.0 × 10216.0 × 10222.6 × 10202.9 × 1052.6 × 1058.2 × 103
94 km s−1 cloud8.1 × 10223.3 × 10222.2 × 10234.4 × 10223.1 × 10231.2 × 10221.2 × 1061.6 × 1064.5 × 105
103 km s−1 cloud2.8 × 10221.0 × 10227.9 × 10228.9 × 10218.6 × 10221.3 × 10213.8 × 1053.2 × 1054.7 × 104
115 km s−1 cloud2.5 × 10223.7 × 10215.7 × 10224.6 × 10214.8 × 10227.4 × 10201.4 × 1051.1 × 1051.8 × 104
G30.5 (Total)9.7 × 10224.5 × 10222.0 × 10233.9 × 10222.3 × 10236.1 × 10211.7 × 1061.4 × 1062.2 × 105
88 km s−1 cloud3.2 × 10226.8 × 10211.1 × 10237.7 × 10211.4 × 10231.2 × 10212.5 × 1051.8 × 1052.7 × 104
93 km s−1 cloud3.7 × 10221.5 × 10227.2 × 10221.3 × 10226.2 × 10226.5 × 10205.7 × 1054.6 × 1052.3 × 104
103 km s−1 cloud4.7 × 10221.5 × 10221.7 × 10231.5 × 10222.3 × 10233.6 × 10215.7 × 1055.3 × 1051.3 × 105
113 km s−1 cloud2.4 × 10227.4 × 10214.0 × 10226.1 × 10215.9 × 10221.3 × 10212.7 × 1051.9 × 1054.1 × 104
W 43 South (Total)9.3 × 10223.0 × 10223.0 × 10233.4 × 10223.2 × 10231.3 × 10229.7 × 1051.1 × 1064.0 × 105
93 km s−1 cloud3.9 × 10227.9 × 10211.3 × 10239.3 × 10211.9 × 10232.2 × 10212.6 × 1052.5 × 1056.1 × 104
102 km s−1 cloud6.2 × 10221.7 × 10222.4 × 10232.5 × 10223.0 × 10231.1 × 10225.6 × 1057.4 × 1053.3 × 105
Name|$N^{12}_{\rm X\ peak}$||$N^{12}_{\rm X\ mean}$||$N^{13}_{\rm LTE\ peak}$||$N^{13}_{\rm LTE\ mean}$||$N^{18}_{\rm LTE\ peak}$||$N^{18}_{\rm LTE\ mean}$||$M^{12}_{\rm X}$||$M_{\rm LTE}^{13}$||$M_{\rm LTE}^{18}$|
[cm−2][cm−2][cm−2][cm−2][cm−2][cm−2][M|$\odot$|][M|$\odot$|][M|$\odot$|]
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)
W 43 GMC complex3.3 × 10231.1 × 10223.0 × 10231.4 × 10223.2 × 10232.2 × 10211.4 × 1071.1 × 1071.7 × 106
W 43 Main (Total)1.2 × 10235.5 × 10222.6 × 10236.4 × 10223.1 × 10231.4 × 10222.0 × 1062.4 × 1065.3 × 105
82 km s−1 cloud2.2 × 10228.0 × 10214.6 × 10228.0 × 10216.0 × 10222.6 × 10202.9 × 1052.6 × 1058.2 × 103
94 km s−1 cloud8.1 × 10223.3 × 10222.2 × 10234.4 × 10223.1 × 10231.2 × 10221.2 × 1061.6 × 1064.5 × 105
103 km s−1 cloud2.8 × 10221.0 × 10227.9 × 10228.9 × 10218.6 × 10221.3 × 10213.8 × 1053.2 × 1054.7 × 104
115 km s−1 cloud2.5 × 10223.7 × 10215.7 × 10224.6 × 10214.8 × 10227.4 × 10201.4 × 1051.1 × 1051.8 × 104
G30.5 (Total)9.7 × 10224.5 × 10222.0 × 10233.9 × 10222.3 × 10236.1 × 10211.7 × 1061.4 × 1062.2 × 105
88 km s−1 cloud3.2 × 10226.8 × 10211.1 × 10237.7 × 10211.4 × 10231.2 × 10212.5 × 1051.8 × 1052.7 × 104
93 km s−1 cloud3.7 × 10221.5 × 10227.2 × 10221.3 × 10226.2 × 10226.5 × 10205.7 × 1054.6 × 1052.3 × 104
103 km s−1 cloud4.7 × 10221.5 × 10221.7 × 10231.5 × 10222.3 × 10233.6 × 10215.7 × 1055.3 × 1051.3 × 105
113 km s−1 cloud2.4 × 10227.4 × 10214.0 × 10226.1 × 10215.9 × 10221.3 × 10212.7 × 1051.9 × 1054.1 × 104
W 43 South (Total)9.3 × 10223.0 × 10223.0 × 10233.4 × 10223.2 × 10231.3 × 10229.7 × 1051.1 × 1064.0 × 105
93 km s−1 cloud3.9 × 10227.9 × 10211.3 × 10239.3 × 10211.9 × 10232.2 × 10212.6 × 1052.5 × 1056.1 × 104
102 km s−1 cloud6.2 × 10221.7 × 10222.4 × 10232.5 × 10223.0 × 10231.1 × 10225.6 × 1057.4 × 1053.3 × 105

*The clipping level is adopted as 5σ (∼5 K of 12CO and 1.75 K of 13CO, C18 O J = 1–0). The integrated velocity range of the total molecular gas is from 78 to 120 km s−1. The velocity clouds of W 43 Main, G30.5, and W 43 South are the same as in figures 12, 15, and 18, respectively.

Columns: (1) Name. (2) Peak H2 column density from 12CO assuming the X-factor. (3) Average H2 column density of the cloud from 12CO assuming the X-factor. (4) Peak H2 column density from 13CO assuming the LTE. (5) Average H2 column density of the cloud from 13CO assuming the LTE. (6) Peak H2 column density from C18O assuming the LTE. (7) Average H2 column density of the cloud from C18O assuming the LTE. (8) Total H2 mass from 12CO assuming the X-factor. (9) Total H2 mass from 13CO assuming the LTE. (10) Total H2 mass from C18O assuming the LTE.

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