Molecular gas in the warped galaxy NGC 4013.

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Galaxies: Individual: Ngc 4013, Galaxies: Ism, Galaxies: Kinematics And Dynamics, Galaxies: Structure, Radio Lines: Galaxies

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The edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 4013 has been mapped in the J=2-1 and 1-0 lines of ^12^CO with the IRAM 30m telescope (HPBW 13"and 21"). CO emission is detected within a galactocentric radius, R~100" (5.5Kpc). The radial molecular gas distribution consists of a ring-like source (of radius r_ring_~1.5kpc), and a fast rotating nuclear disk (of radius r_nucl_~500pc). The CO velocity field, derived from the position-velocity diagram taken along the galaxy major axis, reveals the existence of a compact nuclear disk rotating at high velocities which has no HI counterpart. The derived rotation curve reaches v_rot_~130km/s in less than r~250pc. This high velocity regime for molecular gas is satisfactorily explained by an inner bar scenario. The bulge of NGC 4013 is box-shaped at optical wavelengths, which suggests the existence of a non-axisymmetric potential in the inner disk. The distribution of CO emissivity itself towards the center suggests that the orbits of some molecular clouds are inclined with respect to the plane of the galaxy. NGC 4013 presents a distorted vertical distribution of matter (stars and gas): it has a box-shaped bulge, a thick optical disk with a warped plane, and a spectacular HI warp in the outer disk. The molecular gas disk vertical structure is not resolved in the 2-1 line. The slight inclination of the galaxy allows us to detect non-axisymmetric structures that are probably spiral arms. If so the estimated inclination angle is i=86.5°, in excellent agreement with the derived by Guthrie (1992A&AS...93..255G) from optical data. We show that the warp of the stellar disk reported from optical measurements might be an artifact due to spiral arms seen in projection. We have not detected a CO counterpart of the HI warp.

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