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Extragalactic Line Surveys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2011

Sergio Martín
Sergio Martín*
Affiliation:
European Southern Observatory, Alonso de Córdova 3107, Vitacura, Casilla 19001, Santiago 19, Chile email: smartin@eso.org
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Abstract

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40 years have passed since the first molecular detection outside our Galaxy. Since then, our knowledge on the distribution, kinematics and composition of the molecular material in the extragalactic ISM has built up significantly based not only on the carbon monoxide observations but also in the more than 50 molecular species detected. In particular, line surveys have been proven to be excellent tools to study the chemical composition in the nuclei of galaxies. Such studies have been favored by the increasing instantaneous bandwidth of current mm and sub-mm facilities. Here I will summarize the highlights of extragalactic molecular spectroscopy, mostly focusing in the results from molecular line surveys published in the last few years as well as the aims of still ongoing projects.

Keywords

Astronomical data bases: surveysGalaxies: abundancesGalaxies: activeGalaxies: ISMGalaxies: starburst
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 7 , Symposium S280: The Molecular Universe , June 2011 , pp. 351 - 360
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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