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External Galaxies I: CO Observations of Galaxies

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Millimeter-Wave Astronomy: Molecular Chemistry & Physics in Space

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 241))

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The most commonly used spectral lines for studying molecular gas in external galaxies are those of CO. Since CO is easily excited, it traces essentially all of the molecular gas in a galaxy. CO has been used to measure the molecular gas mass, the distribution of molecular gas, the kinematics in nuclei and spiral arms, and the physical condition of the molecular ISM in galaxies. This lecture reviews the major results of extragalactic CO research.

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    James M. Jackson

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Jackson, J.M. (1999). External Galaxies I: CO Observations of Galaxies. In: Wall, W.F., Carramiñana, A., Carrasco, L., Goldsmith, P.F. (eds) Millimeter-Wave Astronomy: Molecular Chemistry & Physics in Space. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 241. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4714-9_16

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