Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jan 1999
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999a%26a...341..256m&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.341, p.256-263 (1999)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Radio Lines: Galaxies, Galaxies: Spiral, Galaxies: Ism, Galaxies: General, Ism: Molecules, Surveys
Scientific paper
The J=3-2 sub-mm line of (12) CO has been observed with the Heinrich-Hertz-Telescope (HHT) toward a sample of 28 nearby galaxies, and toward Arp 220. All sources are detected. This is the largest extragalactic sample of CO 3-2 spectra published so far. The 3-2 line fluxes, I32, are compared to 1-0 and 2-1 fluxes measured with the IRAM 30-m telescope. Model calculations show that the I32/I10 ratio can be used as a measure of the average H2 density. For most sources observed, I32/I10 is in the range 0.2-0.7, which is predicted if kinetic temperatures are < 50 K and/or H2 densities <1000 cm(-3) . Our measurements of the J=1-0, 2-1, and 3-2 lines toward M 82 do not support earlier claims of 2-1/1-0 line ratios much larger than 1. As in other active galaxies (NGC 253, Arp 220) the measured line intensity ratio is close to unity. Unlike single dish data from the lower excited CO lines, the CO 3-2 profile toward Arp 220 shows two velocity components, possibly arising from the edges of its molecular disk. 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.
Henkel Carsten
Mauersberger Rainer
Schulz André
Walsh Wilfred
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