(C-12)O (J = 2-1) mapping of M 82

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Carbon Monoxide, Extragalactic Radio Sources, Infrared Sources (Astronomy), Molecular Spectra, Peculiar Galaxies, Galactic Nuclei, Galactic Rotation, Halos, Line Spectra, Luminosity, Rotational Spectra, Starburst Galaxies

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The (C-12)O(J = 2-1) emission of M 82 was mapped with an angular resolution of 13 arcsec. The data have been compared with the (C-12)O(J = 1-0) observations of M 82 with a 16 arcsec beam made in the same area. A clear ring of CO is seen rotating around the center of M 82. Differences in the (J = 2-1) to (J = 1-0) intensity ratios are interpreted as variations in the optical depth and/or excitation temperature. Based on the CO data it is found that the gas rotates more slowly in the halo than in the disk of M 82.

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