Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1997-10-21
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
20 pages with 6 ps figures, accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal
Scientific paper
10.1086/305351
We have observed the 13CO J=2-1, 12CO J=2-1 and 12CO J=3-2 lines at a few locations in the dwarf irregular galaxies IC 10 and NGC 6822 using the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope. In addition, we report the first detection of the 13CO J=3-2 transition in a Local Group galaxy. These low metallicity environments appear to be porous to UV radiation and allow for more efficient heating of molecular gas by nearby HII regions. The high 12CO J=3-2/J=2-1 ratio in NGC 6822 suggests that the 12CO emission is optically thin in this region. This high line ratio is likely the result of its location inside a large HII region with low metallicity and low gas content. In IC 10 we observe structures on a variety of size scales that all appear to be gravitationally bound. This effect may help explain the rather high star formation rate in IC 10.
Petitpas Glen R.
Wilson Christine Diana
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