Computer Science
Scientific paper
Jul 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990nascp3084..291a&link_type=abstract
In NASA, Ames Research Center, The Interstellar Medium in External Galaxies: Summaries of Contributed Papers p 291-292 (SEE N91-
Computer Science
Carbon Monoxide, Emission, High Resolution, Interferometers, Interferometry, Ionized Gases, Molecular Gases, Monatomic Gases, Spiral Galaxies, Low Noise, Spacing, Surveys
Scientific paper
Observations of the CO (1-0) emission in two fields of M51 were taken with the Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland Array at Hat Creek, California from May 1988 to February 1989. When combined with two previously observed fields (Lo et al. 1988), a complete map of the central 5 minute x 4 minute at a resolution of 7 seconds x 10 seconds was obtained. The project is part of an ongoing high-resolution survey of the molecular, atomic, and ionized gas distributions in nearby spiral galaxies. The two recently observed fields can be compared to the results of the interferometric study of Vogel et al. (1988 - hereafter VKS). Since the shortest spacing in the current survey is shorter than that of VKS, researchers expect to see more of the extended emission. This is evident when comparing the width of the spiral arms in each survey; ours are a bit broader. While some of the peaks in this region correspond to the peaks in VKS, several of them do not. These discrepancies are probably because of the low signal to noise inherent in observations of this nature. Single-dish maps are currently being readied for inclusion with the interferometer data. These will help fill the short-spacing hole in the UV plane, and serve to recover the flux missing from the interferometer maps.
Adler David S.
Allen Rosalind J.
Lo Kwok Yung
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