Publikationsdatum:
2011-08-19
Beschreibung:
CO radio emission has been discovered in both the J=1-0 and J=2-1 rotational lines from the elliptical galaxy NGC 1275. The CO, which may condense from the cooling flow by means of which mass is thought to be accumulating, exhibits such a small velocity dispersion that it may collapse into stars before it virializes in the gravitational potential of this galaxy. If the star formation rate is as high as presently calculated, the initial mass function will be weighted toward the production of low-mass stars.
Schlagwort(e):
ASTROPHYSICS
Materialart:
Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters (ISSN 0004-637X); 336; L13-L15
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