Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Sep 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992apj...396l..75i&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 396, no. 2, Sept. 10, 1992, p. L75-L78. Research supported by Nat
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Galactic Nuclei, Molecular Gases, Radio Galaxies, Radio Jets (Astronomy), Spiral Galaxies, Carbon Monoxide, Interstellar Matter, Millimeter Waves, Very Long Base Interferometry
Scientific paper
High-resolution (C-12)O (J = 1-0) observations of the radio lobe spiral galaxy NGC 3079 using the Nobeyama Millimeter-Wave Array show a dense, rigidly rotating ring of molecular gas with a radius of 750 pc. In addition, there is a molecular component which is tilted by 40 deg from the major axis and is aligned with the direction of the VLBI jet. This tilted component shows no appreciable rotation or expansion/contraction and is interpreted as molecular gas which is being accelerated out of the plane by the nuclear jet. Additional CO spurs and radio continuum ridges perpendicular to this feature are also present, suggesting that several outflow directions might be present.
Irwin Judith A.
Sofue Yoshiaki
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