Resolved Measurements of the CO-to-H2 Conversion Factor in 37 Nearby Galaxies

Resolved Measurements of the CO-to-H2 Conversion Factor in 37 Nearby Galaxies

We measure the CO-to-H _2 conversion factor ( α _CO ) in 37 galaxies at 2 kpc resolution, using the dust surface density inferred from far-infrared emission as a tracer of the gas surface density and assuming a constant dust-to-metal ratio. In total, we have ∼790 and ∼610 independent measurements of...

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Main Authors:	I-Da Chiang, Karin M. Sandstrom, Jérémy Chastenet, Alberto D. Bolatto, Eric W. Koch, Adam K. Leroy, Jiayi Sun, Yu-Hsuan Teng, Thomas G. Williams
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:	The Astrophysical Journal
Subjects:	Interstellar dust Interstellar medium Interstellar molecules Far infrared astronomy Dust continuum emission Interstellar line emission
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad23ed

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