Dense molecular gas and the role of star formation in the host galaxies of quasi-stellar objects

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2398-2408

  Evans, A S ^a   Solomon, P M ^a   Tacconi, L J ^b   Vavilkin, T ^a   Downes, D ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c IRAM   (France)

Author keywords

Galaxies: active; Galaxies: interactions; Galaxies: ISM; Infrared: galaxies; ISM: molecules; Quasars: general

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845945667     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/508416     Document Type: Article

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