Infrared Spectra of Cooling Flow Galaxies

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2000-09-26

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0009418v1

Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 324 (2001) 443

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

6 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04329.x

We have taken K-band spectra covering 7 cooling flow clusters. The spectra show many of the 1-0S transitions of molecular Hydrogen, as well as some of the higher vibrational transitions, and some lines of ionized Hydrogen. The line ratios allow us to conclude that the rotational states of the first excited vibrational state are in approximate LTE, so that densities above 10^5/ cm^3 are likely, but there is evidence that the higher vibrational states are not in LTE. The lack of pressure balance between the molecular gas and the ionized components emphasizes the need for dynamic models of the gas. The ratios of the ionized to molecular lines are relatively constant but lower than from starburst regions, indicating that alternative heating mechanisms are necessary.

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