Dense Molecular gas and Dusty Torus in NGC 4303
Abstract
Spectrum analysis at 3 mm of the central region (800 pc) of NGC\,4303 showed molecular gas lines of both dense gas tracers (HCN, HNC, HCO, and CH) and diffuse gases (CO and CO). Molecular gas derived parameters: mass =(1.750.32) M; radial velocity, V17860 km\,s, and V15129 km\,s; HCN luminosity =(7.381.40); dense gas mass =(4.70.3) M, and dense gas tracers abundances indicating that dense gas contributes significantly to the total molecular gas mass. To explore the AGN nature and central dusty torus of the galaxy, CIGALE was used to fit the integrated spectral energy distribution from submillimeter to UV frequencies. Large torus properties are estimated: luminosity \,=\,(7.12.8) erg s and line of sight inclination of 6716, which is consistent with a Type 2 AGN; total infrared luminosity =(3.51\,0.30) erg s; star formation rate =6.00.3 M\,yr; and found that the AGN contribution is marginal at 20\%.
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@article{arxiv.2411.18723,
title = {Dense Molecular gas and Dusty Torus in NGC 4303},
author = {Ángel A. Soní and Irene Cruz-González and Martín Herrera-Endoqui and Erika Benítez and Yair Krongold and Arturo I. Gómez-Ruiz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.18723},
year = {2024}
}
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23 pages