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Tracing high density gas in M 82 and NGC 4038

Astrophysics 2009-11-13 v1

Abstract

We present the first detection of CS in the Antennae galaxies towards the NGC 4038 nucleus, as well as the first detections of two high-J (5-4 and 7-6) CS lines in the center of M 82. The CS(7-6) line in M 82 shows a profile that is surprisingly different to those of other low-J CS transitions we observed. This implies the presence of a separate, denser and warmer molecular gas component. The derived physical properties and the likely location of the CS(7-6) emission suggests an association with the supershell in the centre of M 82.

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@article{arxiv.0808.2815,
  title  = {Tracing high density gas in M 82 and NGC 4038},
  author = {E. Bayet and C. Lintott and S. Viti and J. Martín-Pintado and S. Martín and D. A. Williams and J. M. C. Rawlings},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0808.2815},
  year   = {2009}
}

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10 pages, 3 figures, ApJ Letter - ACCEPTED