Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jul 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990nascp3084...47y&link_type=abstract
In NASA, Ames Research Center, The Interstellar Medium in External Galaxies: Summaries of Contributed Papers p 47-49 (SEE N91-14
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Brightness, Galactic Evolution, Galactic Radiation, Galaxies, Infrared Radiation, Molecular Clouds, Radial Distribution, Radio Astronomy, Star Formation, Surveys, Color, Hydrogen, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Luminosity, Millimeter Waves, Morphology, Observatories, Spacing, Telescopes, Universities
Scientific paper
Since stars form in molecular clouds, a critical element in studies of galaxy evolution is knowledge of the molecular content of a large sample of galaxies. To this end, researchers undertook a survey of CO emission from galaxies using the Fire College Radio Astronomy Observatory (FCRAO) 14-m millimeter telescope at 115 GHz. The aim was to better understand the differences found among and within galaxies with regard to the efficiency of star and cloud formation. The galaxies observed as part of the FCRAO Extragalactic CO Survey were selected on the basis of their optical or infrared properties. The galaxies observed thus far are (1) brighter than BT o=12.5 in the blue, or (2) brighter than 20 Jy at 100 microns. From major axis CO observations at 45 seconds resolution and spacing in over 200 galaxies, researchers determined the CO radial distributions, and derived global CO fluxes (cf. Kenney and Young 1988); H2 masses were derived using the conversion factor N(H2)/ICO=2.8 times 10 to the 20th power cm(-2)/K km s(-1)) (Bloemen et al. 1986). Here, researchers concentrate on the global galaxy properties within the sample. Neutral hydrogen (HI) masses for the sample galaxies were taken from Huchtmeier et al. (1983), blue luminosities and morphological types were taken from RC2. IR luminosities, colors, dust temperatures and dust masses were determined from coadded Infrared Astronomy Satellite (IRAS) data (Young et al. 1989). They have chosen to first compare absolute luminosities and masses in order to determine the slope and scatter in each correlation; next they investigate luminosity independent ratios in order to intercompare large and small galaxies.
Claussen Mark
Devereux Nicholas A.
Huang Yong-Yi
Kenney Jeffrey D.
Knezek Patricia M.
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