Dust and gas in the core of ARP 220 (IC 4553)

Details Dust and gas in the core of ARP 220 (IC 4553) Dust and gas in the core of ARP 220 (IC 4553)

Jan 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991apj...366l...5s&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 366, Jan. 1, 1991, p. L5-L9.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

219

Carbon Monoxide, Cosmic Dust, Galactic Nuclei, Interstellar Gas, Starburst Galaxies, Emission Spectra, Gas Density, Interstellar Matter, Luminosity, Molecular Gases, Star Formation

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New higher sensitivity and higher angular resolution data are reported for the CO emission and adjacent 2.7 mm continuum in the ultraluminous IR galaxy Arp 220 are reported. Two emission components are identified, an extended component containing one-third of the flux and a compact, nuclear component containing two-thirds of the flux. The extended component has a size of 2.5 x 6.5 kpc; the major axis ia approximately aligned with the optical dust lane. The nuclear source has a radius of 315 pc. Velocity gradients with the same sense of rotation are seen in both components. The mass of gas in the central concentration is estimated at 25 billion solar masses. A correlation is found between the total luminosity-to-gas mass ratio and the central gas surface density. A central dust-embedded active nucleus is the favored mechanism for luminosity generation in Arp 220.

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