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First Detection of 13CO J = 3 → 2 in NGC 253

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

W. F. Wall  and
D T. Jaffe
W. F. Wall
Affiliation:
University of Texas, Astronomy Dept. Austin, Texas, USA 78712
D T. Jaffe
Affiliation:
University of Texas, Astronomy Dept. Austin, Texas, USA 78712

Abstract

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The detected 13CO J = 3 → 2 line in the center of the Sc galaxy NGC 253, along with lower frequency line data, provide further evidence that the starburst nucleus contains warm (TK ∼ 100 K), dense (n(H2) ∼ 104−105 cm−3) molecular gas.

Type
IX- Galaxy Nuclei
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 146: Dynamics of Galaxies and their Molecular Cloud Distributions , 1991 , pp. 332
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1991 

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