Giant molecular association in spiral arms of M 31: I. evidence for dense gas formation via spiral shock associated with density waves?

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-42

  Tosaki, Tomoka ^a   Shioya, Yasuhiro ^b,f   Kuno, Nario ^a   Hasegawa, Takashi ^c   Nakanishi, Kouichiro ^a   Matsushita, Satoki ^d   Kohno, Kotaro ^e  

^a NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Gunma Astronomical Observatory   (Japan)

^d INSTITUTE OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^f EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Galaxies: individual (M31); ISM: molecules; Stars: formation

Indexed keywords

GASES; GALAXIES;

ANGULAR RESOLUTION; DENSE GAS; DENSITY WAVES; GALAXIES: INDIVIDUALS; GALAXY: INDIVIDUAL (M31); GAS FORMATION; ISM:MOLECULES; MOLECULAR ASSOCIATIONS; SPIRAL ARMS; STARS FORMATION;

DENSITY OF GASES;

EID: 34047110170     PISSN: 00046264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/59.1.33     Document Type: Article

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