The CO-12 and CO-13 J=2-1 and J=1-0 observations of hot and cold galaxies

Details The CO-12 and CO-13 J=2-1 and J=1-0 observations of hot and cold galaxies The CO-12 and CO-13 J=2-1 and J=1-0 observations of hot and cold galaxies

Jul 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990nascp3084...72x&link_type=abstract

In NASA, Ames Research Center, The Interstellar Medium in External Galaxies: Summaries of Contributed Papers p 72-74 (SEE N91-14

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Carbon Monoxide, Cosmic Dust, Emission, Infrared Radiation, Interferometry, Isotopes, Molecular Clouds, Peculiar Galaxies, Radio Astronomy, Radio Emission, Spiral Galaxies, Star Formation, Universities, Continuums, Flux Density, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Morphology, Observatories, Radiative Transfer, Surveys, Telescopes

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Researchers observed the nuclear regions of the galaxies NGC 2146 and IC 342 in CO-12 and CO-13 J=1-0 and J=2-1 lines using the Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory (FCRAO) 14m telescope. NGC 2146 is a peculiar Sab spiral galaxy. Its complex optical morphology and strong nuclear radio continuum emission suggest that it is experiencing a phase of violent activity and could have a polar ring which may have resulted from an interaction. IC 342 is a nearby luminous Scd spiral galaxy. Strong CO, infrared and radio continuum emission from the nuclear region of IC 342 indicate enhanced star-forming activity, and interferometric CO-12 J=1-0 observations reveal a bar-like structure centered on the nucleus, along the dark lane in the NS direction. These two galaxies are selected based on their different dust temperatures and star formation efficiencies (SFE) as derived from the Infrared Astronomy Satellite (IRAS) S60 mu/S100 mu flux density ratio and LIR/M(H2), respectively, with a relatively high SFE and dust temperature of 45 K in NGC 2146 and a relatively low SFE and dust temperature of 35 K in IC 342. The data from the different CO-12 and CO-13 lines are used to study the physical conditions in the molecular clouds in the galaxies. Researchers also consider the radiative transfer to determine whether a warm and optically thin gas component exists in these galaxies, as has been suggested in the case of M82 (Knapp et al. 1980), and whether the warm gas is related to the dust properties. Since optically thin CO-12 gas is rarely detected in our own Galaxy (except in outflow sources), to confirm its existence in external galaxies is very important in understanding the molecular content of external galaxies and its relationship to star formation activity. The present CO-12 J=2-1 and CO-13 J=2-1 and J=1-0 data for NGC 2146 are the first detections of this galaxy to our knowledge. The CO-12 J=1-0 distribution in NGC 2146 has been measured as part of the FCRAO Extragalactic Survey. For the well-studied IC 342, the data are compared with 30m observations and other available data. Researchers present the observed results.

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