Shock Excited Molecules in NGC 1266: ULIRG Conditions at the Center of a Bulge-dominated Galaxy

E.W. Pellegrini; J.D. Smith; M.G. Wolfire; B.T. Draine; A.F. Crocker; K.V. Croxall; P. van der Werf; D.A. Dale; D. Rigopoulou; C.D. Wilson; E. Schinnerer; B.A. Groves; K. Kreckel; K.M. Sandstrom; L. Armus; D. Calzetti; E. J. Murphy; F. Walter; J. Koda; E. Bayet; P. Beirao; A. D. Bolatto; M. Bradford; E. Brinks; L. Hunt; R. Kennicutt; J.H. Knapen; A.K. Leroy; E. Rosolowsky; L. Vigroux; R.H.B. Hopwood

doi:10.1088/2041-8205/779/2/L19

Shock Excited Molecules in NGC 1266: ULIRG Conditions at the Center of a Bulge-dominated Galaxy

E.W. Pellegrini
, J.D. Smith
, M.G. Wolfire
, B.T. Draine
, A.F. Crocker
, K.V. Croxall
, P. van der Werf
, D.A. Dale
, D. Rigopoulou
, C.D. Wilson
, E. Schinnerer
, B.A. Groves
, K. Kreckel
, K.M. Sandstrom
, L. Armus
, D. Calzetti
, E. J. Murphy
, F. Walter
, J. Koda
, E. Bayet

P. Beirao, A. D. Bolatto, M. Bradford, E. Brinks, L. Hunt, R. Kennicutt, J.H. Knapen, A.K. Leroy, E. Rosolowsky, L. Vigroux, R.H.B. Hopwood

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We investigate the far infrared (IR) spectrum of NGC 1266, a S0 galaxy that contains a massive reservoir of highly excited molecular gas. Using the Herschel Fourier Transform Spectrometer, we detect the ¹²CO ladder up to J = (13-12), [C I] and [N II] lines, and also strong water lines more characteristic of UltraLuminous IR Galaxies (ULIRGs). The ¹²CO line emission is modeled with a combination of a low-velocity C-shock and a photodissociation region. Shocks are required to produce the H₂O and most of the high-J CO emission. Despite having an IR luminosity 30 times less than a typical ULIRG, the spectral characteristics and physical conditions of the interstellar medium of NGC 1266 closely resemble those of ULIRGs, which often harbor strong shocks and large-scale outflows

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	L19
Number of pages	6
Journal	Astrophysical Journal Letters
Volume	779
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/779/2/L19
Publication status	Published - Dec 2013

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galaxies: individual: NGC 1266, infrared: ISM, ISM: jets and outflows, ISM: lines and bands, ISM: molecules, photon-dominated region: PDR

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Pellegrini, E. W., Smith, J. D., Wolfire, M. G., Draine, B. T., Crocker, A. F., Croxall, K. V., van der Werf, P., Dale, D. A., Rigopoulou, D., Wilson, C. D., Schinnerer, E., Groves, B. A., Kreckel, K., Sandstrom, K. M., Armus, L., Calzetti, D., Murphy, E. J., Walter, F., Koda, J., ... Hopwood, R. H. B. (2013). Shock Excited Molecules in NGC 1266: ULIRG Conditions at the Center of a Bulge-dominated Galaxy. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 779(2), L19. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/779/2/L19

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Shock Excited Molecules in NGC 1266: ULIRG Conditions at the Center of a Bulge-dominated Galaxy

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