CO excitation and H2 masses of infrared-luminous galaxies

• 1 February 1991
• journal article
• Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal
• Vol. 368, L15-L18
• https://doi.org/10.1086/185937

Abstract

Keywords

• CARBON MONOXIDE
• GALACTIC RADIATION
• GAS DENSITY
• HYDROGEN
• INFRARED SOURCES (ASTRONOMY)
• INTERSTELLAR GAS
• MOLECULAR CLOUDS
• MOLECULAR EXCITATION
• BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE
• DENSITY MEASUREMENT
• MASS TO LIGHT RATIOS
• MILKY WAY GALAXY
• QUASARS