PGCCs in lambda Orionis complex. II. Cores at 850um

The cores in the {lambda} Orionis cloud show much lower mean values of size R=0.08pc, column density N(H_2_)=(9.5+/-1.2)x10^22^cm^-2^, number density n(H_2_)=(2.9+/-0.4)x10^5^cm^-3^, and mass M_core_=1.0+/-0.3M_{sun}_ compared to the cores in the Orion A [R=0.11pc, N(H_2_)=(2.3+/-0.3)x10^23^cm^-2^, n(H_2_)=(3.8+/-0.5)x10^5^cm^-3^, and M_core_=2.4+/-0.3M_{sun}_] and Orion B [R=0.16pc, N(H_2_)=(3.8+/-0.4)x10^23^cm^-2^, n(H_2_)=(15.6+/-1.8)x10^5^cm^-3^, and M_core_=2.7+/-0.3M_{sun}_] clouds.

These core properties in the {lambda} Orionis cloud can be attributed to the photodissociation and external heating by the nearby H II region, which may prevent the PGCCs from forming gravitationally bound structures and eventually disperse them. These results support the idea of negative stellar feedback on core formation.