CO Core Candidates in the Gemini Molecular Cloud
Abstract
We present observations of a 4 squared degree area toward the Gemini cloud obtained using J = 1-0 transitions of 12CO, 13CO and C18O. No C18O emission was detected. This region is composed of 36 core candidates of 13CO. These core candidates have a characteristic diameter of 0.25 pc, excitation temperatures of 7.9 K, line width of 0.54 km s-1 and a mean mass of 1.4 M. They are likely to be starless core candidates, or transient structures, which probably disperse after 106 yr.
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