Molecular gas and star formation in M81
Astrophysics
2007-06-27 v1
Abstract
We present IRAM 30m observations of the central 1.6 kpc of the spiral M81 galaxy. The molecular gas appears weak and with an unusual excitation physics. We discuss a possible link between low CO emission and weak FUV surface brightness.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0706.3769,
title = {Molecular gas and star formation in M81},
author = {V. Casasola and F. Combes and G. Galletta and D. Bettoni},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0706.3769},
year = {2007}
}