Central Spiral Structure of Molecular Gas in Maffei 2
Central Spiral Structure of Molecular Gas in Maffei 2
Distribution and kinematics of molecular gas in the central region of the barred spiral galaxy Maffei 2 were investigated using a data set of 12CO(1-0), 12CO(2-1), CS(2-1) lines and 103 GHz continuum. We found that the offset ridges along the kpc-scale bar continue to the central spiral structure embedded in …