Molecular gas in the Andromeda galaxy
Ch. Nieten,N. Neininger,N. Neininger,M. Guelin,H. Ungerechts,R. Lucas,Elly M. Berkhuijsen,Rainer Beck,Richard Wielebinski +8 more
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M 31, the closest large spiral galaxy to our own, is the best object for studying molecular clouds and their relation to the spiral structure as discussed by the authors, and it is also one of the best places where to estimate molecular clouds masses through the Virial Theorem.Abstract:
M 31, the closest large spiral galaxy to our own, is the best object for studying molecular clouds and their relation to the spiral structure. As one of the astronomical objects with the best known distance (0.78 ± 0.02 Mpc), it is also one of the best places where to estimate molecular clouds masses through the Virial Theorem.read more
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Galactic Structure Based on the ATLASGAL 870 μm Survey
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TL;DR: The ATLASGAL 870 μm continuum survey conducted with the APEX telescope is the first one covering the whole inner Galactic plane (60° > l > 60° and b < ± 15) in submillimeter (submm) continuum emission tracing the cold dust of dense and young star-forming regions as mentioned in this paper.
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