alpha CO
(αCO)
(ratio of CO emissions to H2)
Alpha CO (αCO) is the ratio of carbon monoxide emission
to molecular hydrogen (H2) mass in galaxies.
It can be best estimated by studying nearby galaxies that
offer numerous means of determining H2 mass, and the estimate
can be used with further galaxies to estimate their H2 mass.
(hydrogen,oxygen,carbon,ratio,CO,molecular hydrogen)
Further reading:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...737...12L/abstract
https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Sept13/Bolatto/Bolatto_contents.html
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013ApJ...777....5S/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019A%26A...621A.104R/abstract
Referenced by pages:
COLD GASS
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