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Supplying Gas for Nuclear Star Formation: The Central Molecular Spiral of IC 342
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2016
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IC 342 is a large nearby (1.8Mpc) spiral galaxy undergoing a moderate nuclear starburst. Previous maps of the inner arc minute in 13CO (1→0) show that the nuclear molecular gas forms spiral arms approximately 500 pc in extent in a density wave pattern (Turner & Hurt, 1992).
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