Nobeyama Millimeter Interferometric HCN(1-0) and HCO+(1-0) Observations of Further Luminous Infrared Galaxies

Details Nobeyama Millimeter Interferometric HCN(1-0) and HCO+(1-0) Observations of Further Luminous Infrared Galaxies Nobeyama Millimeter Interferometric HCN(1-0) and HCO+(1-0) Observations of Further Luminous Infrared Galaxies

2009-01-06

arxiv.org/abs/0901.0704v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxy Astrophysics

25 pages (emulateapj.cls), 12 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomical Journal (March 2009 issue). Higher resolution

Scientific paper

10.1088/0004-6256/137/3/3581

We report the results of interferometric HCN(1-0) and HCO+(1-0) observations of four luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs), NGC 2623, Mrk 266, Arp 193, and NGC 1377, as a final sample of our systematic survey using the Nobeyama Millimeter Array. Our survey contains the most systematic interferometric, spatially-resolved, simultaneous HCN(1-0) and HCO+(1-0) observations of LIRGs. Ground-based infrared spectra of these LIRGs are also presented to elucidate the nature of the energy sources at the nuclei. We derive the HCN(1-0)/HCO+(1-0) brightness-temperature ratios of these LIRGs and confirm the previously discovered trend that LIRG nuclei with luminous buried AGN signatures in infrared spectra tend to show high HCN(1-0)/HCO+(1-0) brightness-temperature ratios, as seen in AGNs, while starburst-classified LIRG nuclei in infrared spectra display small ratios, as observed in starburst-dominated galaxies. Our new results further support the argument that the HCN(1-0)/HCO+(1-0) brightness-temperature ratio can be used to observationally separate AGN-important and starburst-dominant galaxy nuclei.

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