Resolved low-J12CO excitation at 190 parsec resolution across NGC 2903 and NGC 3627

The low-J rotational transitions of 12CO are commonly used to trace the distribution of molecular gas in galaxies. Their ratios are sensitive to excitation and physical conditions in the molecular gas. Spatially resolved studies of CO ratios are still sparse and affected by flux calibration uncertai...

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Hauptverfasser: Brok, Jakob den (VerfasserIn) , Leroy, A K (VerfasserIn) , Usero, A (VerfasserIn) , Schinnerer, Eva (VerfasserIn) , Rosolowsky, Erik (VerfasserIn) , Koch, E W (VerfasserIn) , Querejeta, Miguel (VerfasserIn) , Liu, D (VerfasserIn) , Bigiel, Frank (VerfasserIn) , Barnes, Ashley T. (VerfasserIn) , Chevance, Mélanie (VerfasserIn) , Colombo, Dario (VerfasserIn) , Dale, D A (VerfasserIn) , Glover, Simon (VerfasserIn) , Jiménez-Donaire, Maria Jesús (VerfasserIn) , Teng, Y-H (VerfasserIn) , Williams, T G (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Dezember 2023
In: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Year: 2023, Jahrgang: 526, Heft: 4, Pages: 6347-6363
ISSN:1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stad3091
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad3091
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Verfasserangaben:J. S. den Brok, A. K. Leroy, A. Usero, E. Schinnerer, E. Rosolowsky, E. W. Koch, M. Querejeta, D. Liu, F. Bigiel, A. T. Barnes, M. Chevance, D. Colombo, D. A. Dale, S. C. O.Glover, M. J. Jimenez-Donaire, Y.-H. Teng and T. G. Williams

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