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Gravitational torques imply molecular gas inflow towards the nucleus of M51

Authors :
C. Kramer
J. Pety
K. F. Schuster
Adam K. Leroy
Annie Hughes
G. Dumas
D. Colombo
Clare Dobbs
Santiago García-Burillo
Eva Schinnerer
Miguel Querejeta
Sharon E. Meidt
Todd A. Thompson
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie (MPIA)
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Observatorio Astronomico Nacional, Madrid
Service d'ORL et de chirurgie cervicale
CHU Grenoble
Instituto de RadioAstronomía Milimétrica (IRAM)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Institut de RadioAstronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
Laboratoire d'Etude du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique (LERMA)
École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL)
Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris
Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Cergy Pontoise (UCP)
Université Paris-Seine-Université Paris-Seine-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Observatorio Astronomico Nacional [Madrid] (OAN)
Instituto Geografico Nacional (IGN)
École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris)
Source :
Astronomy and Astrophysics-A&A, Astronomy and Astrophysics-A&A, 2016, 588, pp.A33. ⟨10.1051/0004-6361/201527536⟩, Astronomy and Astrophysics-A&A, EDP Sciences, 2016, 588, pp.A33. ⟨10.1051/0004-6361/201527536⟩, ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

The transport of gas towards the centre of galaxies is critical for black hole feeding and, indirectly, it can control active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback. We have quantified the molecular gas inflow in the central R<br />19 pages, 12 figures. Accepted by A&A

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00046361 and 14320746
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Astronomy and Astrophysics-A&A, Astronomy and Astrophysics-A&A, 2016, 588, pp.A33. ⟨10.1051/0004-6361/201527536⟩, Astronomy and Astrophysics-A&A, EDP Sciences, 2016, 588, pp.A33. ⟨10.1051/0004-6361/201527536⟩, ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....02416c19cc46a484f2629fc6d214d46b
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527536⟩