Using CO to Measure Molecular Masses
Astrophysics of Galaxies
2016-06-01 v1
Abstract
With an increased appreciation for the role of gas in galaxy evolution, there is renewed interest in measuring gas masses for galaxies. I review some of the basic concepts in using CO to determine molecular masses, and discuss some of the recent work.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1512.02269,
title = {Using CO to Measure Molecular Masses},
author = {Alberto D. Bolatto},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1512.02269},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
Proceedings for invited presentation to the 6th Zermatt Symposium, "Conditions and Impact of Star Formation: from Lab to Space", Zermatt Switzerland September 7-11, 2015