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THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GAS IN THE DISK OF CENTAURUS A USING THE<i>HERSCHEL SPACE OBSERVATORY</i>

THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GAS IN THE DISK OF CENTAURUS A USING THE<i>HERSCHEL SPACE OBSERVATORY</i>

We search for variations in the disk of Centaurus A of the emission from atomic fine structure lines using Herschel PACS and SPIRE spectroscopy. In particular, we observe the [C ii](158 μm), [N ii](122 and 205 μm), [O i](63 and 145 μm), and [O iii](88 μm) lines, which all play …