Detection of CO(1−0) Emission at the Tips of the Tidal Tail in the Antennae Galaxies

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal Vol. 962; no. 1; pp. 4 - 11
• Main Authors: Maeda, Fumiya, Egusa, Fumi, Tsujita, Akiyoshi, Inoue, Shuhei, Kohno, Kotaro, Komugi, Shinya, Ohta, Kouji, Asada, Yoshihisa, Fujimoto, Yusuke, Habe, Asao, Hatsukade, Bunyo, Inoue, Shin, Kaneko, Hiroyuki, Kobayashi, Masato I. N., Tosaki, Tomoka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia The American Astronomical Society 01.02.2024; IOP Publishing
• Subjects: CO line emission; Disk galaxies; Dwarf galaxies; Emission; Galaxies; Galaxy interactions; Helium; Interstellar medium; Molecular gas; Molecular gases; Star & galaxy formation; Star formation; Stars; Tidal tails; Tips

The tip of the tidal tail, resulting from an encounter between galaxies, features gas concentrations and some star-forming regions, such as tidal dwarf galaxies (TDGs). This region provides a unique laboratory for examining the star formation process in a dynamical environment distinct from that of...