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Characterizing the Extreme Star-Formation Environment in Arp 220

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2011

M. Röllig ,
R. Simon ,
V. Ossenkopf ,
J. Stutzki  and
N. Rangwala
N. Rangwala
Affiliation:
Dept. of Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences, CASA, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA. e-mail: Naseem.Rangwala@Colorado.Edu ;
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Abstract

We present a full spectral view of Arp 220 from 450 GHz to 1500 GHz using Herschel SPIRE. The non-LTE modeling of mid-J to high-J CO lines suggests surprisingly warm molecular gas between 500 and 1500 K, the mass of which is about 1% of the cold gas mass.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 52: Conditions and Impact of Star Formation , 2011 , pp. 297 - 298
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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2011

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