High Resolution Observations of CO(3-2) in Haro 2: Cool Molecular Outflows of a Ly$\alpha$ Emitter
Abstract
Haro 2 is a blue compact dwarf galaxy and the closest (at 21Mpc) known emitter. UV and optical observations have found Haro 2 to be immersed in shells of partly ionized gas expanding at km/s. Observations of CO(2-1) (Becket et al 2020; Paper 1) with moderate () resolution discovered a large-scale one-sided outflow associated with a soft X-ray bubble and apparently driven by the young star clusters created in the recent starburst. We present here SMA observations of CO(3-2) with resolution in Haro 2. The opposite-side component of the large molecular outflow is detected lying in the direction of the fast ionized outflow; it is very confined in area. An additional outflow is apparent in the CO(3-2); it is south-east of the galaxy in a region holding weak star formation and a moderate-luminosity hard X-ray source. All the molecular outflow and filament velocities are within km/s of the systemic velocity of the galaxy.
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@article{arxiv.2511.13585,
title = {High Resolution Observations of CO(3-2) in Haro 2: Cool Molecular Outflows of a Ly$\alpha$ Emitter},
author = {Sara Beck and Pei-Ying Hsieh and Jean Turner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.13585},
year = {2025}
}
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Revised version submitted to AJ