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Massive Star Formation in Spiral Arms and Interarms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

N. Nakai ,
N. Kuno ,
T. Handa  and
Y. Sofue
N. Nakai
Affiliation:
Nobeyama Radio Observatory, Japan
N. Kuno
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, Tohoku University, Japan
T. Handa
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo, Japan
Y. Sofue
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo, Japan

Abstract

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The CO emission from the almost entire disk of M51 was mapped with the Nobeyama 45-m telescope. Using the high spatial resolution and high sensitivity data, we examine formation mechanisms of massive stars and molecular clouds both in arms and in interarms. The N(H2)/CO ratio is also evaluated in the galaxy.

Type
III- Observations of Spiral Structure
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 146: Dynamics of Galaxies and their Molecular Cloud Distributions , 1991 , pp. 63 - 65
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1991 

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