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Dense Molecular Gas in Luminous Infrared Galaxies: Diagnosing the ISM

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 October 2008

W.A. Baan
Affiliation:
ASTRON, 7990 AA Dwingeloo, The Netherlands
C. Henkel
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, 53121 Bonn, Germany
E. Loenen
Affiliation:
Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, 9700 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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Abstract

The behavior of molecular tracers of the high-density star-formingISM provides a diagnostics tool for luminous FIR galaxies. Allmolecules react differently to the physical and chemicalenvironment and their collective behavior is indicative of theexcitation of the ISM and its evolutionary state. This paperdescribes efforts to diagnose the nuclear medium throughmultiple-molecule studies.

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Research Article
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2008

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