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Table 5

HCN line equivalent widths, fluxes, and velocity shifts.

NGC 4418 Arp 220
Line λ W eq a Fluxa V shifta,b W eq a Fluxa V shifta,b
(μm) (km s-1) (10-21 W cm-2) (km s-1) (km s-1) (10-21 W cm-2) (km s-1)

HCN 25 → 24 135.626 5.8(1.8) −0.9(0.3) −20(43)
HCN 23 → 22 147.365 9.4(1.9) −1.1(0.2) 69(23)
HCN 22 → 21 154.037 12.3(1.6) −1.3(0.2) 19(35) 4.3(2.0) −2.3(1.1) −35(58)
HCN 21 → 20c 161.346 14.7(2.7) −1.5(0.3) 7(21) 9.6(1.5) −4.5(0.7) −53(45)
HCN 20 → 19 169.386 12.7(2.7) −1.0(0.2) −6(20)
HCN 19 → 18 178.274 11.0(3.8) −0.8(0.3) 21(27) 3.8(2.0) −1.2(0.6) 24(72)
HCN 18 → 17 188.151 21.0(5.4) −0.9(0.2) −16(20) 15.2(3.2) −3.1(0.6) −100(37)

Notes. 

(a)

Numbers in parenthesis indicate 1σ uncertainties from Gaussian fits to the lines.

(b)

Velocity shifts are relative to z = 0.00705 for NGC 4418 and z = 0.0181 for Arp 220.

(c)

Doubtful identification in Arp 220.

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