Molecular Gas around the Double Nucleus in M83
Molecular Gas around the Double Nucleus in M83
The center of M83, a barred starburst galaxy with a double nucleus, has been observed in the CO (J = 2-1) and CO (J = 3-2) lines with the Submillimeter Array. The molecular gas shows a distribution and kinematics typical for barred galaxies at ~1 kpc radii but reveals unusual …