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Table 5

Statistics of massive dense cores.

Region Dist M th Size nMDC [cm-3] Ref.

[kpc] [M] [pc] Mina Meana Maxa

Cygnus X 1.7 40 0.1 1.2 × 105 3.3 × 105 1.9 × 106 Motte+2007
NGC 6334 1.75 75 0.1 1.0 × 105 6.0 × 106 >7.0 × 107 Tigé+2017
RCW 79 4.3 140 0.2 9.4 × 105 1.6 × 106 4.4 × 106 This paper

Notes.

(a)

The range of the volume-averaged density: minimum (Min), mean (Mean), and maximum (Max) densities.

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