Absorption of Millimeter-band CO and CN in the Early Universe: Molecular Clouds in the Radio Galaxy B2 0902+34 at Redshift 3.4

Using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array, we have detected absorption lines due to carbon monoxide, CO( J = 0 → 1), and the cyano radical, CN( N = 0 → 1), associated with radio galaxy B2 0902+34 at redshift z = 3.4. The detection of millimeter-band absorption observed 1.5 Gyr after the Big Bang fac...

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Main Authors: Bjorn H. C. Emonts, Steve J. Curran, George K. Miley, Matthew D. Lehnert, Chris L. Carilli, Ilsang Yoon, Raffaella Morganti, Reinout J. van Weeren, Montserrat Villar-Martín, Pierre Guillard, Cristina M. Cordun, Tom A. Oosteroo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad198d