Molecular gas observations and enhanced massive star formation efficiencies in M 100

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 308, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-39

  Knapen, J H ^a,b,c,e   Beckman, J E ^c   Cepa, J ^c   Nakai, N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Observatoire du Mont Mégantic

^c INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^d NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Galaxies: individual: M 51; Galaxies: individual: NGC 4321, M 100; Galaxies: ISM; Galaxies: spiral; Radio lines: galaxies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001939693     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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