Excitation mechanism of molecular hydrogen emission in NGC 6240

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 481, Issue 1 PART I, 1997, Pages 186-192

  Sugai, H ^a,b   Malkan, M A ^a   Ward, M J ^c   Davies, R I ^d   McLean, I S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d Nuclear Physics Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Galaxies: individual (NGC 6240); Galaxies: interactions; Galaxies: ISM; Galaxies: nuclei; Infrared: galaxies; Line: formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542774027     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/304027     Document Type: Article

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