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The large scale structure and physics of molecular gas in the Galactic center region is discussed based on the analysis of a 9' resolution survey of the Galactic center region in the J=1->0 line of C^18O. Emphasis is placed on the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Dahmen , S. Huettemeister , T. L. Wilson , R. Mauersberger

We perform a comprehensive CO study toward the Monoceros OB1 (Mon OB1) region based on the MWISP survey at an angular resolution of about $50''$. The high-sensitivity data, together with the high dynamic range, shows that molecular gas in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-05-16 Zi Zhuang , Yang Su , Shiyu Zhang , Xuepeng Chen , Qing-Zeng Yan , Haoran Feng , Li Sun , Xiaoyun Xu , Yan Sun , Xin Zhou , Hongchi Wang , Ji Yang

We present the results of $^{12}$CO($J$=1-0) mosaicing observations of the cD galaxy NGC 1316 at kpc-resolution performed with the Morita Array of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). We reveal the detailed distribution…

We present CO(1-0) and CO(2-1) Swedish-ESO Submillimetre Telescope (SEST) observations of the barred spiral galaxy M83 (NGC5236). The maps cover the entire optical disk. The CO emission is strongly peaked toward the nucleus, which breaks up…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. A. Lundgren , T. Wiklind , H. Olofsson , G. Rydbeck

We use a combination of new NOrthern Extended Millimeter Array (NOEMA) observations of the pair of [CI] transitions, the CO(7-6) line, and the dust continuum, in addition to ancillary CO(1-0) and CO(3-2) data, to study the molecular gas…

We report high resolution 12CO(J = 2-1), 13CO(J = 2-1), and 12CO(J = 3-2) imaging of the Seyfert 1/starburst ring galaxy NGC 1097 with the Submillimeter Array to study the physical and kinematic properties of the 1-kpc circumnuclear…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Pei-Ying Hsieh , Satoki Matsushita , Guilin Liu , Paul T. P. Ho , Nagisa Oi , Ya-Lin Wu

Galactic winds are essential to regulation of star formation in galaxies. To study the distribution and dynamics of molecular gas in a wind, we imaged the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 1482 in CO ($J=1\rightarrow0$) at a resolution of 1''…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-10-14 Dragan Salak , Naomasa Nakai , Kazuo Sorai , Yusuke Miyamoto

The Nobeyama Millimeter Array (NMA) has been used to make aperture synthesis CO(1-0) observations of the post-starburst galaxy NGC 5195. CO(1-0) and HCN(1-0) observations of NGC 5195 using the Nobeyama 45 m telescope are also presented.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 K. Kohno , T. Tosaki , S. Matsushita , B. Vila-Vilaro , T. Shibatsuka , R. Kawabe

We present results of sub-arcsec ALMA observations of CO(2-1) and CO(5-4) toward a massive main sequence galaxy at z = 1.45 in the SXDS/UDS field, aiming at examining the internal distribution and properties of molecular gas in the galaxy.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-03-17 Kaito Ushio , Kouji Ohta , Fumiya Maeda , Bunyo Hatsukade , Kiyoto Yabe

We present sub-arcsecond, Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer (MERLIN) observations of the decimetre radio continuum structure and neutral hydrogen (HI) absorption from the nuclear region of the starburst galaxy NGC 4194 (the Medusa…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 R. J. Beswick , S. Aalto , A. Pedlar , S. Huttemeister

The outer region of the interstellar medium (ISM) is witness to dynamically important events in a galaxy's evolutionary history such as outflows, inflows, tidal interactions, and mergers, as well as dynamical structures affecting its…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-08-18 Akhil Lasrado , Claudia Cicone , Axel Weiss

The FCRAO Survey of the Taurus Molecular Cloud observed the 12CO and 13CO J=1-0 emission from 98 square degrees of this important, nearby star forming region. This set of data with 45" resolution comprises the highest spatial dynamic range…

Molecular gas in the merging starburst galaxy NGC 3256 has been imaged with the Submillimeter Array at a resolution of 1'' x 2'' (170 x 340 pc at 35 Mpc). This is the first interferometric imaging of molecular gas in the most luminous…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Kazushi Sakamoto , Paul T. P. Ho , Alison B. Peck

We present ALMA cycle 0 observations of the molecular gas and dust in the IR-bright mid-stage merger VV114 obtained at 160 - 800 pc resolution. The main aim of this study is to investigate the distribution and kinematics of the cold/warm…

We present the first interferometric study of the molecular gas in the metal-poor dwarf starburst galaxy NGC 4214. Our map of the 12CO(1-0) emission, obtained at the OVRO millimeter array, reveals an unexpected structural wealth. We…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 F. Walter , C. Taylor , S. Huettemeister , N. Scoville , V. McIntyre

We report the results of our observations of the 12CO (J=1-0) and 12CO (J=3-2) line emission of 74 major giant molecular clouds (GMCs) within the galactocentric distance of 5.1 kpc in the Local Group galaxy M33. The observations have been…

We present the results of HCN/HCO+/HNC J=4-3 transition line observations of the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 1614, obtained with ALMA Cycle 0. We find that high density molecular gas, traced with these lines, shows a velocity structure such…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-16 Masatoshi Imanishi , Kouichiro Nakanishi

We present the highest resolution (1") $^{12}$CO(1-0) observations of molecular gas in the dwarf starburst galaxy NGC 625, to date, obtained with ALMA. Molecular gas is distributed in discrete clouds within an area of $0.4$ kpc$^2$ and does…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-05-27 Nia Imara , Ilse De Looze , Christopher M. Faesi , Diane Cormier

Observations of 12CO J=1-0 and HCN J=1-0 emission from NGC 5194 (M51) made with the 50~meter Large Millimeter Telescope and the SEQUOIA focal plane array are presented. Using the HCN to CO ratio, we examine the dense gas mass fraction over…

Interferometric observations of the CO(1-0) line in the elliptical galaxy NGC759 shows that it contains 2 10^9 Mo of molecular gas, confined to a circumnuclear ring with an average radius of only 650pc. The maximum gas surface density is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Tommy Wiklind , Francoise Combes , Christian Henkel , Friedrich Wyrowski