EXCITATION MECHANISMS FOR HCN(1-0) AND HCO+ (1-0) IN GALAXIES FROM THE GREAT OBSERVATORIES ALL-SKY LIRG SURVEY
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2015

We present new Institut de Radioastronomie Millimetrique (TRAM) 30 m spectroscopic observations of the similar to 88 GHz band, including emission from the CCH (N = 1 -> 0) multiplet, HCN (J = 1 -> 0), HCO (J = 1 -> 0), and HNC (J = 1 -> 0), for a sample of 58 local luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies from the Great Observatories All-sky LIRG Survey (GOALS). By combining our new TRAM data with literature data and Spitzer /IRS spectroscopy, we study the correspondence between these putative tracers of dense gas and the relative contribution of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and star formation to the mid-infrared luminosity of each system. We find the HCN (1-0) emission to be enhanced in AGN-dominated systems (L'(HCN(1 0))/ L'(HCO+(1-o))) = 1.84), compared to composite and starburst-dominated systems (L'HCN(1413/(1-0)) = 1.14, and 0.88, respectively). However, some composite and starburst systems have LH/ CN (1 0) /LH/ CO (1 0) ratios comparable to those of AGNs, indicating that enhanced HCN emission is not uniquely associated with energetically dominant AGNs. After removing AGN-dominated systems from the sample, we find a linear relationship (within the uncertainties) between logio(L'(HCN(1-0))) and log(10)(LIR), consistent with most previous findings. Lc N(1 0) /LIR, typically interpreted as the dense-gas depletion time, appears to have no systematic trend with LIR for our sample of luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies, and has significant scatter. The galaxyintegrated L'(HCN(1-0)) and L'(HCO+(1-0)) emission do not appear to have a simple interpretation in terms of the AGN dominance or the star formation rate, and are likely determined by multiple processes, including density and radiative effects.

galaxies: ISM

galaxies: active

galaxies: starburst

Författare

G. Privon

University of Virginia

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Universidad de Concepción

R. Herrero-Illana

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)

A. S. Evans

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

University of Virginia

K. Iwasawa

Universitat de Barcelona

Miguel Angel Perez-Torres

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)

L. Armus

Spitzer Science Center

T. Diaz-Santos

Spitzer Science Center

Universidad Diego Portales

E. J. Murphy

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

S. Stierwalt

University of Virginia

Susanne Aalto

Chalmers, Rymd- och geovetenskap, Radioastronomi och astrofysik

J. Mazzarella

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Loreto Barcos-Munoz

University of Virginia

H. J. Borish

University of Virginia

H. Inami

National Optical Astronomy Observatory

D. C. Kim

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

E. Treister

Universidad de Concepción

J. A. Surace

Spitzer Science Center

S. Lord

SETI Institute

John Conway

Chalmers, Rymd- och geovetenskap, Onsala rymdobservatorium

D. Frayer

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Antxon Alberdi

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)

Astrophysical Journal

0004-637X (ISSN) 1538-4357 (eISSN)

Vol. 814 1 39

Ämneskategorier (SSIF 2011)

Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi

DOI

10.1088/0004-637X/814/1/39

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