Gasdynamics in the luminous merger NGC 6240

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 524, Issue 2 PART 1, 1999, Pages 732-745

  Tacconi, L J ^a   Genzel, R ^a   Tecza, M ^a   Gallimore, J F ^a,d   Downes, D ^b   Scoville, N Z ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b IRAM   (France)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: Individual (NGC 6240); Galaxies: Interactions; Galaxies: ISM; Galaxies: Kinematics and dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033589140     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/307839     Document Type: Article

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