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Table 6
Literature comparison of the density power-law index p.
| Reference | Source(s) | p | Method | Spatial scale (a) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| van der Tak et al. (2000) | 12 massive young stars | 1.0 − 1.5 | CS line and continuum modeling | Clump |
| 2 hot core types | 2.0 | CS line and continuum modeling | Clump | |
| Choi et al. (2000) | Mon R2 dense core | 0.9 | CS line Large Velocity Gradient simulations | Clump |
| Mon R2 dense core | 0.8 | CS line radiative transfer simulations | Clump | |
| Beuther et al. (2002) | 69 massive star-forming regions | 1.6 ± 0.5 | Continuum radial intensity profile modeling | Clump |
| Mueller et al. (2002) | 31 dense cores | 1.8 ± 0.4 | Continuum SED and radial intensity profile modeling | Clump |
| Hatchell & van der Tak (2003) | 10 UC H II regions | 1.25 − 2.25 | Continuum SED and radial intensity profile modeling + CS line modeling | Clump |
| Chen et al. (2006) | W3(H2O) hot core | 1.52 | Continuum radiative transfer model | Core |
| Beuther et al. (2007c) | 3 cores in IRAS05358+3543 | 1.5 − 2 | Continuum uv-plane analysis | Core |
| Zhang et al. (2009) | 2 high-mass cores in G28.34+0.06 | 1.6 − 2.1 | Continuum uv-plane analysis | Core |
| Longmore et al. (2011) | massive protocluster G8.68−0.37 | 1.8 ± 0.2 | Continuum uv-plane analysis | Core |
| Palau et al. (2014) | 19 massive dense cores | 1.5 − 2.4 | Continuum SED and radial intensity profile model | Clump + core |
| Beltrán et al. (2018) | G31.41+0.31 hot core | 2.2 | Radial H2 column density profile fit | Core |
| This work | AFGL2591 hot core | 1.7 ± 0.1 | Continuum uv-plane analysis | Core |
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