Dense gas in nearby galaxies. I - Distribution, kinematics and multilevel studies of CS

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Astronomical Spectroscopy, Carbon Compounds, Galactic Nuclei, Interstellar Gas, Irregular Galaxies, Sulfides, Abundance, Electron Transitions, Emission Spectra, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Milky Way Galaxy, Molecular Gases

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Maps in the J = 2-1 transition of CS toward the galaxies IC342 and NGC253 are presented. The distribution of the CS emission from NGC253 is consistent with the distribution of the CO 1-0 line. The CS emission from IC342, however, resembles more that seen in the CO 3-2 transition. For the first time, the isotopic substitution CS-34 is reported from an external galaxy: the CS-34 2-1 line has been detected toward NGC253 and M82 and the CS-34 3-2 line has been detected tentatively toward M82. Also for the first time, extragalactic CS has been observed in the 3-2 and 5-4 transitions toward NGC253, IC342 and M82. From this, the density of H2 in the CS emitting regions of NGC253 is about 100,000 + or - 0.4/cu cm; toward IC342, a n(H2) density less than or equal to 100,000/cu cm was obtained. Toward M82, there are regions with n(H2) about 10,000 and 100,000/cu cm. Relative CS abundances are consistent with Galactic values.

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