Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004aas...205.2602c&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society Meeting 205, #26.02; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 36, p.1386
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
We present a new multiconfiguration, high resolution (1″ ˜ 20 pc) OVRO CO (1->0) mosaic of the inner molecular disk of the starburst galaxy M 82. These interferometric data are corrected for zero-spacing flux via supplemental IRAM 30-m observations. We correlate the distribution and masses of the molecular gas clumps with the locations of super star clusters (SSCs) as seen in HST and WIYN imaging. These results are directly applicable to the initial conditions required for SSC formation in extreme star formation environments. We also study the kinematics of the inner disk, and evaluate the correlation between internal extinction as indicated by positions of dark clouds and the locations of dense molecular gas. Finally, we examine the evidence for and against a bar in the inner disk as postulated in previous works.
Cannon John M.
Förster Schreiber Natascha M.
Gallagher Jay S.
Scoville Nicholas Z.
Smith Lleweilun J.
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