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HERSCHEL-SPIRE IMAGING SPECTROSCOPY OF MOLECULAR GAS IN M82

Journal

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Volume 753, Issue 1, Pages -

Publisher

IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/753/1/70

Keywords

galaxies: individual (M82); galaxies: starburst; ISM: molecules

Funding

  1. CSA (Canada)
  2. NAOC (China)
  3. CEA (France)
  4. CNES (France)
  5. CNRS (France)
  6. ASI (Italy)
  7. MCINN (Spain)
  8. SNSB (Sweden)
  9. STFC (UK)
  10. UKSA (UK)
  11. NASA (USA)
  12. NSF GRFP
  13. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
  14. STFC [ST/G004633/1, ST/J001562/1] Funding Source: UKRI
  15. Science and Technology Facilities Council [ST/G004633/1, ST/J001562/1] Funding Source: researchfish

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We present new Herschel-SPIRE imaging spectroscopy (194-671 mu m) of the bright starburst galaxy M82. Covering the CO ladder from J = 4 -> 3 to J = 13 -> 12, spectra were obtained at multiple positions for a fully sampled similar to 3 x 3 arcmin map, including a longer exposure at the central position. We present measurements of (CO)-C-12, (CO)-C-13, [CI], [NII], HCN, and HCO+ in emission, along with OH+, H2O+, and HF in absorption and H2O in both emission and absorption, with discussion. We use a radiative transfer code and Bayesian likelihood analysis to model the temperature, density, column density, and filling factor of multiple components of molecular gas traced by (CO)-C-12 and (CO)-C-13, adding further evidence to the high-J lines tracing a much warmer (similar to 500 K), less massive component than the low-J lines. The addition of (CO)-C-13 (and [CI]) is new and indicates that [CI] may be tracing different gas than (CO)-C-12. No temperature/density gradients can be inferred from the map, indicating that the single-pointing spectrum is descriptive of the bulk properties of the galaxy. At such a high temperature, cooling is dominated by molecular hydrogen. Photon-dominated region (PDR) models require higher densities than those indicated by our Bayesian likelihood analysis in order to explain the high-J CO line ratios, though cosmic-ray-enhanced PDR models can do a better job reproducing the emission at lower densities. Shocks and turbulent heating are likely required to explain the bright high-J emission.

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