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The search for protostars — with dust emission as a tracer

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The Structure and Content of Molecular Clouds 25 Years of Molecular Radioastronomy

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A critical discussion of the determination of molecular cloud parameters using spectral line data is presented. A series of specific cases where H2 column densities and densities from millimeter and sub-millimeter dust continuum data are given.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, 53121, Bonn, Germany

    P. G. Mezger

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Mezger, P.G. (1990). The search for protostars — with dust emission as a tracer. In: Wilson, T.L., Johnston, K.J. (eds) The Structure and Content of Molecular Clouds 25 Years of Molecular Radioastronomy. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 439. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3540586210_17

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