ALMA maps reveal offset compact CO clouds with subthermal excitation in Mrk 996, yielding a molecular gas mass of a few 10^7 solar masses and evidence for a substantial CO-dark H2 component.
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Multi-phase molecular gas in IRAS20551-4250 is dominated by cold CO, shows UV-heated warm H2, tidal features from a merger, and no molecular outflows, consistent with ongoing star formation.
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Cold molecular gas distribution and kinematics in the low-metallicity dusty starburst of Mrk 996 resolved with ALMA
ALMA maps reveal offset compact CO clouds with subthermal excitation in Mrk 996, yielding a molecular gas mass of a few 10^7 solar masses and evidence for a substantial CO-dark H2 component.
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GOALS-JWST: Resolved multi-phase molecular gas in IRAS 20551-4250 using JWST and ALMA
Multi-phase molecular gas in IRAS20551-4250 is dominated by cold CO, shows UV-heated warm H2, tidal features from a merger, and no molecular outflows, consistent with ongoing star formation.