We have estimated the fractal dimension of the molecular clouds associated with the H ΙΙ region Sh 156 in the Outer Galaxy. We selected the 12CO cube data from the FCRAO CO Survey of the Outer Galaxy. Using a developed code within IRAF, we identified slice-clouds (2-dimensional clouds in velocity-channel maps) with two threshold temperatures to estimate the fractal dimension. With the threshold temperatures of 1.8 K, and 3 K, we identified 317 slice-clouds and 217 slice-clouds, respectively. There seems to be a turn-over location in fractional dimension slope around NP (area; number of pixel) = 40. The fractal dimensions was estimated to be D = 1.5 ∼ 1.53 for NP ≥ 40, where P ∝ AD/2 (P is perimeter and A is area), which is slightly larger than other results. The sampling rate (spatial resolution) of observed data must be an important parameter when estimating fractal dimension. Fractal dimension is apparently invariant when varying the threshold temperatures applied to slice-clouds identification.

• YOUNGUNG LEE(Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
• MIJU KANG(Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
• BONG KYU KIM(Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
• JAE HOON JUNG(Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
• HYUN GOO KIM(Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
• INSUNG YIM(Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
• HYUNG WOO KANG(Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
• JIHOON CHOI(Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)