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Table 11

Median properties of starless and proto-stellar cores.

Source Type Rflat η FWHMa T b c
[arcsec] [km s-1] [K] [× 106   cm-3 K]

Starless 27.0 ± 12.0 0.8 ± 0.7 1.4 ± 0.4 15.1 ± 1.6 0.5 ± 0.3  ~5  ~103 5.7 ± 1.7
BLAST063 24.0 ± 6.0d 0.6 ± 0.3d 1.5 ± 0.1 12.2 0.3  ~10  ~600 5.7
Proto-stellar 21.0 ± 5.9 1.1 ± 0.5 1.6 ± 0.6 16.8 ± 1.8 0.8 ± 0.4  ~19  ~60 6.4 ± 1.9

Notes. 

(a)

From optically thin tracers only.

(b)

Mvir estimated assuming a density distribution ρ ∝ r-2.

(c)

Mean values based on two (starless) and three (proto-stellar) sources.

(d)

Excluding N2H+.

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