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Title: 21 centimeter survey of luminous infrared galaxies

Abstract

This paper presents the results from a 21-cm Arecibo survey of the atomic hydrogen and radio continuum in the most luminous IRAS galaxies of the local universe. Ninety-two galaxies with FIR luminosities in the range of L(FIR) between the solar luminosity values of 2 x 10 to the 10th and 2 x 10 to the 12th were surveyed. Eighty eight of these were detected in the 21 cm line of atomic hydrogen; the radio continuum flux was determined for 80 galaxies. The data of this survey are compared the FIR and optical-wavelength band results. It is noted that luminous IR galaxies show a striking statistical trend for the optical radial velocities to be smaller than the systemic velocities derived from the 21 H I profiles. 39 references.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (USA); Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan
OSTI Identifier:
6348468
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Astrophys. J.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 335
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; GALAXIES; RADIOWAVE RADIATION; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; FAR INFRARED RADIATION; H1 REGIONS; LUMINOSITY; QUASARS; RADIAL VELOCITY; RADIATION FLUX; COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; INFRARED RADIATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATIONS; VELOCITY; 640105* - Astrophysics & Cosmology- Galaxies

Citation Formats

Mirabel, I F, and Sanders, D B. 21 centimeter survey of luminous infrared galaxies. United States: N. p., 1988. Web. doi:10.1086/166909.
Mirabel, I F, & Sanders, D B. 21 centimeter survey of luminous infrared galaxies. United States. https://doi.org/10.1086/166909
Mirabel, I F, and Sanders, D B. 1988. "21 centimeter survey of luminous infrared galaxies". United States. https://doi.org/10.1086/166909.
@article{osti_6348468,
title = {21 centimeter survey of luminous infrared galaxies},
author = {Mirabel, I F and Sanders, D B},
abstractNote = {This paper presents the results from a 21-cm Arecibo survey of the atomic hydrogen and radio continuum in the most luminous IRAS galaxies of the local universe. Ninety-two galaxies with FIR luminosities in the range of L(FIR) between the solar luminosity values of 2 x 10 to the 10th and 2 x 10 to the 12th were surveyed. Eighty eight of these were detected in the 21 cm line of atomic hydrogen; the radio continuum flux was determined for 80 galaxies. The data of this survey are compared the FIR and optical-wavelength band results. It is noted that luminous IR galaxies show a striking statistical trend for the optical radial velocities to be smaller than the systemic velocities derived from the 21 H I profiles. 39 references.},
doi = {10.1086/166909},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6348468}, journal = {Astrophys. J.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 335,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1988},
month = {Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1988}
}