A starburst origin of the OH-megamaser emission from the galaxy Arp220

Nature

Volumn 386, Issue 6624, 1997, Pages 472-474

  Skinner, C J ^a   Smith, H A ^b   Sturm, E ^c   Barlow, M J ^d   Cohen, R J ^e   Stacey, G J ^f  

^a STScI   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Jodrell Bank   (United Kingdom)

^f Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; COSMOS; INFRARED RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0030950184     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/386472a0     Document Type: Article

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