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Interferometric CO observations of the ultraluminous IRAS galaxies ARP 220, IC 694/NGC 3690, NGC 6420 and NGC 7469
- Source :
- NASA, Washington Star Formation in Galaxies.
- Publication Year :
- 1987
- Publisher :
- United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 1987.
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Abstract
- High resolution CO observations of the IRAS galaxies Arp 220, IC 694/NGC 3690, NGC 6240 and NGC 7469 were made with the Millimeter Wave Interferometer of the Owen Valley Radio Observatory. These yield spatial information on scales of 1 to 5 kpc and allow the separation of compact condensations from the more extended emission in the galaxies. In the case of the obviously interacting system IC 694/NGC 3690 the contributions of each component can be discerned. For that galaxy, and also for Arp 220, the unusually high lumonisities may be produced by nonthermal processes rather than by intense bursts of star formation.
- Subjects :
- Astronomy
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Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- NASA Technical Reports
- Journal :
- NASA, Washington Star Formation in Galaxies
- Notes :
- NSF AST-84-12473
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsnas.19870014898
- Document Type :
- Report