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Slow Rotation of Gas in the Halos of Edge-on Galaxies M82 and NGC 4631

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

Y. Sofue ,
N. Nakai ,
T. Handa ,
G. Golla ,
H.-P. Reuter  and
R. Wielebinski
Y. Sofue
Affiliation:
1. Institute of Astronomy, Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo 181, Japan
N. Nakai
Affiliation:
2. Nobeyama Radio Observatory, Nagano 384-13, Japan
T. Handa
Affiliation:
1. Institute of Astronomy, Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo 181, Japan
G. Golla
Affiliation:
3. MPIfR, Auf dem Hügel 69, Bonn 1, FRG
H.-P. Reuter
Affiliation:
3. MPIfR, Auf dem Hügel 69, Bonn 1, FRG
R. Wielebinski
Affiliation:
3. MPIfR, Auf dem Hügel 69, Bonn 1, FRG

Abstract

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The rotation velocity of molecular gas in the halos of M82 and NGC4631 decreases with the height from the galactic plane. The slower rotation of halo gas can be explained if the gas is supplied from the central region of the galaxies due to some ejection.

Type
II. The Disk-Halo Interface in Other Galaxies
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 144: The Interstellar Disk-Halo Connection in Galaxies , 1991 , pp. 307 - 308
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1991 

References

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