Nuclear rotation curves of galaxies in the co-line emission

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Sofue, Y
Tutui, Y
Honma, M
Tomita, A
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[1] Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo, Mitaka, Tokyo 181
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10.1086/118657
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P1 [天文学];
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We have obtained high-resolution position-velocity (PV) diagrams along the major axes of the central regions of nearby galaxies in the CO-line emission using the Nobeyama 45 m telescope and the Millimeter Array. Nuclear rotation curves for 14 galaxies have been derived based on the PV diagrams using the envelope-tracing method. The nuclear rotation curves for most of the galaxies show a steep rise within a few hundred pc, which indicates a high-density concentration of mass. (C) 1997 American Astronomical Society. [S0004-6256(97)02512-0].
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