Nuclear Rotation Curves of Galaxies in the CO Line Emission

Yoshiaki SOFUE(1), Yoshinori TUTUI(2), Mareki HONMA(3), and Akihiko TOMITA(1,2)

(1) Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo, Mitaka, Tokyo 181
(2)Dep. Earth and Astr. Sci., Wakayama Univ., Wakayama 640, Japan

Paper: AJ in press

EPrint Server: astro-ph/9709115


Abstract:

We have obtained high-resolution position-velocity (PV) diagrams along the major axes of the central regions of nearby galaxies in the CO-line emission using the Nobeyama 45-m telescope and the Millimeter Array. Nuclear rotation curves for 14 galaxies have been derived based on the PV diagrams using the envelope-tracing method. The nuclear rotation curves for most of the galaxies show a steep rise within a few hundred pc, which indicates a high-density concentration of mass.


Preprints available from the authors at sofue@sof.mtk.ioa.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp .

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