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Is atomic carbon a good tracer of molecular gas in metal-poor galaxies?

Carbon monoxide (CO) is widely used as a tracer of molecular hydrogen (H2) in metal-rich galaxies, but is known to become - ineffective in low-metallicity dwarf galaxies. Atomic carbon has been suggested as a superior tracer of H2 in these metal-poor systems, but its suitability remains unproven. To...

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Main Authors: Glover, Simon (Author) , Clark, Paul C. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: March 2016
In: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Year: 2016, Volume: 456, Pages: 3596-3609
ISSN:1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stv2863
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2863
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016MNRAS.456.3596G
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Author Notes:Simon C.O. Glover and Paul C. Clark

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