Nobeyama CO Galactic Plane Survey: New Chapter of the Nobeyama 45-m Telescope

T. Minamidani; T. Umemoto; A. Nishimura; M. Matsuo; S. Fujita; Y. Tsuda; S. Ohashi; T. Tosaki; N. Kuno

doi:10.1051/eas/1575036

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Volume 75-76 (2015)

EAS Publications Series, 75-76 (2015) 193-194

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Issue		EAS Publications Series Volume 75-76, 2015 Conditions and Impact of Star Formation


Page(s)		193 - 194
Section		Star Formation: Physical and Chemical Conditions, Feedback
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1575036
Published online		20 May 2016

Conditions and Impact of Star Formation
R. Simon, R. Schaaf and J. Stutzki (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 75–76 (2015) 193-194

Nobeyama CO Galactic Plane Survey: New Chapter of the Nobeyama 45-m Telescope

T. Minamidani¹, T. Umemoto¹, A. Nishimura¹, M. Matsuo¹^,3, S. Fujita⁴, Y. Tsuda⁵, S. Ohashi¹^,6, T. Tosaki⁷ and N. Kuno⁴

¹ National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
² SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Japan
³ Kagoshima University, Japan
⁴ University of Tsukuba, Japan
⁵ Meisei University, Japan
⁶ The University of Tokyo, Japan
⁷ Joetsu University of Education, Japan

e-mail: tetsuhiro.minamidani@nao.ac.jp

Abstract

Nobeyama CO Galactic Plane Survey (FOREST Ultra-wide Galactic plane survey In Nobeyama: FUGIN) project is one of the legacy projects of Nobeyama Radio Observatory using the 45-m Telescope and the new four-beam 100 GHz-Band receiver FOREST. This project aims to investigate the fundamental nature of molecular gas in the Galaxy and star formation in them. We, therefore, are carrying out the survey observation along the Galactic plane by the J = 1–0 transitions of ¹²CO, ¹³CO, and C¹⁸O simultaneously at the highest angular resolution (∼18′′) to date. This survey is providing invaluable data set for investigating the physical process and the evolution of ISM from large galactic scale to small filament/clump/core scales.