Molecular gas in high-luminosity IRAS galaxies

Details Molecular gas in high-luminosity IRAS galaxies Molecular gas in high-luminosity IRAS galaxies

Jun 1986

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters to the Editor (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 305, June 15, 1986, p. L45-L49.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Galaxies, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Interstellar Gas, Luminosity, Molecular Clouds, Molecular Gases, Carbon Monoxide, Far Infrared Radiation, Telescopes

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The paper reports observations of CO(J = 1-0) emission from an unbiased sample of the highest-luminosity IRAS galaxies with the aim of measuring their molecular gas content and determining whether star formation is a viable energy source for these high luminosities. All of the observed galaxies are rich in molecular gas with H2 masses in the range (4 x 10 to the 9th)-(4 x 10 to the 10th) solar masses. Their primary luminosity source appears to be star formation in molecular clouds. The majority, if not all, of the most luminous IRAS galaxies (L-FIR greater than 10 to the 11th solar luminosities) appear to be strongly interacting systems; those with the highest L-FIR/M(H2) ratios are mergers or close contact pairs.

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