Results from Renormalized SCF

The results on this page have been compiled from the renormalized values of the Spectral Correlation Function according to the scheme outlined in Padoan et al.


Data Cubes Examined

Theory Group/Object Name Simulation/ Observation Source Size (Pixels) Pixel Size (pc) Channels Channel Spacing (km/s) Line Frequency (GHz)
Mac Low et al. S WWW 257 X 257 ? 128 ? ? ?
Falgarone et al. S D. Lis 16 X 16 0.016 512 0.13 12CO(2-1) 230
Gammie, Ostriker and Stone S C. Gammie 32 X 32 0.06 256 0.054 13C0 110.2
Heiles Cloud 2 O Heyer & Ladd 50 X 96 0.02 256 0.05 C18O 109.78
Rosette Cloud O Heyer  151 X 49 0.22 334 0.06 13CO 110.2
Rosette Cloud O Heyer 133 X 149 0.22 301 0.06 C18O 109.78
L134a O IRAM Key Project 24 X 128 0.008 432 0.05 12CO(1-0) 115.2712
L134a O IRAM Key Project 24 X 128 0.008 864 0.025 12CO(2-1) 230
L1512 O IRAM Key Project 40 X 80 0.012 864 0.022 12CO(2-1) 230
Polaris O IRAM Key Project 40 X 56 0.008 432 0.05 13CO(1-0) 110.2
3c391 O D. Wilner 12 X 13 2.4 128 1.3 12CO(1-0) 115.2712
Ursa Major O Lis 19 X 9 0.016 250  0.04 12CO(2-1) 230
Rosette (12 CO) * O Blitz and Stark 117 X 73 0.7 43 0.52 12CO(1-0) 115.2712


Correlation Function Results


Histograms of SCF Results


Name of Cloud Simulation/ Observation Observer Line Mean SCF (Normal Data) Dispersion (Normal Data) Mean SCF (Random Data) Dispersion (Random Data) Change in Means
Simulation S Maclow et al. ??? 0.86 0.0326 0.664 0.0622 0.196
Simulation S Falgarone, et al. 12CO(2-1) 0.672 0.0484 0.621 0.0702 0.051
Simulation S Gammie, Ostriker and Stone 13CO 0.514 0.0857 0.259 0.09 0.255
HCl2 - Noise Add O Heyer & Ladd C18O 0.899 0.0836 0.471 0.0705 0.428
Rosette Cloud O Heyer 13CO 0.833 0.106 0.25 0.0779 0.583
Rosette Cloud O Heyer C18O 0.767 0.136 0.128 0.047 0.639
L134a O IRAM Key Project 12CO(1-0) 0.978 0.0529 0.605 0.117 0.373
L134a O IRAM Key Project 12CO(2-1) 0.519 0.374 0.323 0.232 0.196
L1512 O IRAM Key Project 12CO(2-1) 0.923 0.0782 0.706 0.0732 0.217
Polaris O IRAM Key Project 13CO(1-0) 0.969 0.069 0.621 0.0948 0.348
3c391 O Wilner CO 0.715 0.0759 0.283 0.0634 0.432
Ursa Major O Lis 12CO(2-1) 0.846 0.137 0.709 0.091 0.137