A COMPLETE CO SURVEY OF M31

被引:29
作者
KOPER, E [1 ]
DAME, TM [1 ]
ISRAEL, FP [1 ]
THADDEUS, P [1 ]
机构
[1] HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CTR ASTROPHYS,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
关键词
GALAXIES; INTERSTELLAR MATTER; LOCAL GROUP; INTERSTELLAR; MATTER; MOLECULES;
D O I
10.1086/186229
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
M31 was fully surveyed at an angular resolution of 8.'7 in the J = 1 --> 0 rotational transition of CO. The 153' x 45' area observed covers the entire galaxy to a radius of at least 16 kpc, well beyond the optical disk and Population I peak at 10 kpc. The bulk of the CO emission lies between 8 and 11 kpc from the galactic center. Compared with H I, the CO emission is more confined to optical Population I and tends to peak approximately 1 kpc closer to the center. Although previously few CO observations have been directed toward the NE tangent of the Population I ring, it appears as rich in molecular gas as the SW tangent. Little CO emission is found within 8 kpc of the center of M31. Using the Galactic value for the conversion of integrated CO intensity to H-2 mass, the total molecular mass of M31 is approximately 2.5 x 10(8) M., less than one-fourth the molecular mass of the Milky Way computed in the same way.
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页码:L11 / L14
页数:4
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