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Panuzzo, P.; Rangwala, N.; Rykala, A.; Isaak, K. G.; Glenn, J.; Wilson, C. D.; Auld, R.; Baes, M.; Barlow, M. J.; Bendo, G. J.; Bock, J. J.; Boselli, A.; Bradford, M.; Buat, V.; Castro-Rodríguez, N.; Chanial, P.; Charlot, S.; Ciesla, L.; Clements, D. L.; Cooray, A.; Cormier, D.; Cortese, L.; Davies, J. I.; Dwek, E.; Eales, S. A.; Elbaz, D.; Fulton, T.; Galametz, M.; Galliano, F.; Gear, W. K.; Gomez, H. L.; Griffin, M.; Hony, S.; Levenson, L. R.; Lu, N.; Madden, S.; O'Halloran, B.; Okumura, K.; Oliver, S.; Page, M. J.; Papageorgiou, A.; Parkin, T. J.; Pérez-Fournon, I.; Pohlen, M.; Polehampton, E. T.; Rigby, E. E.; Roussel, H.; Sacchi, N.; Sauvage, M.; Schulz, B.; Schirm, M. R. P.; Smith, M. W. L.; Spinoglio, L.; Stevens, J. A.; Srinivasan, S.; Symeonidis, M.; Swinyard, B.; Trichas, M.; Vaccari, M.; Vigroux, L.; Wozniak, H.; Wright, G. S.; Zeilinger, W. W.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 518, id.L37
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2010
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We present the observations of the starburst galaxy M82 taken with the
Herschel SPIRE Fourier-transform spectrometer. The spectrum (194-671
μm) shows a prominent CO rotational ladder from J = 4-3 to 13-12
emitted by the central region of M82. The fundamental properties of the
gas are well constrained by the high J lines observed for the first
time. Radiative transfer modeling of these high-S/N 12CO and
13CO lines strongly indicates a very warm molecular gas
component at ~500 K and pressure of ~3×106 K
cm-3, in good agreement with the H2 rotational
lines measurements from Spitzer and ISO. We suggest that this warm gas
is heated by dissipation of turbulence in the interstellar medium (ISM)
rather than X-rays or UV flux from the straburst. This paper illustrates
the promise of the SPIRE FTS for the study of the ISM of nearby
galaxies.
Herschel is an ESA space observatory with science instruments provided
by European-led Principal Investigator consortia and with important
participation from NASA.
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Formation and Evolution of Galaxies: Observations in Infrared and other Wavelengths
This IAC research group carries out several extragalactic projects in different spectral ranges, using space as well as ground-based telescopes, to study the cosmological evolution of galaxies and the origin of nuclear activity in active galaxies. The group is a member of the international consortium which built the SPIRE instrument for the
Ismael
Pérez Fournon