Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jul 1999
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999a%26a...347..634w&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.347, p.634-639 (1999)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
19
Line: Profiles, Molecular Data, Ism: Molecules, Galaxies: Individual: M 51, Ngc 278, Ngc 4631, Galaxies: Ism
Scientific paper
We report the detection of distributed CO(3-2) line emission in nearby normal galaxies. The CO gas is a well-known tracer of physical conditions in the emitting regions. The line transitions from higher energy levels (the J=3 level is 33 K above ground) are indicators of the presence of warm and dense gas. Until now this warm gas has been studied only in the nuclei of starburst galaxies. Using the Heinrich Hertz Telescope on Mt. Graham we were able to detect extended CO(3-2) line emission in more than ten normal galaxies. In this paper we present the results for the three galaxies M51, NGC 278 and NGC 4631. In particular, we compare our results with observations of the lower CO line transitions made with radio telescopes of similar angular resolution. Based on observations with the Heinrich-Hertz-Telescope (HHT). The HHT is operated by the Submillimeter Telescope Observatory on behalf of Steward Observatory and the MPI für Radioastronomie.
Dumke Michael
Nieten Ch.
Wielebinski Richard
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