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Table 6

NH3 line equivalent widths and fluxes for relatively isolated spectral features.

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

NH3 (8,6)s → (7,6)a 62.888 3.9(1.7) −2.7(1.1)
NH3 (7,6)a → (6,6)s 72.439 6.7(0.6) −3.6(0.3) 4.6(0.5) −9.2(1.0)
NH3 (6,5)s → (5,5)a 83.432 10.1(1.2) −4.5(0.5) 4.5(0.8) −7.6(1.4)
NH3 (6,4)s → (5,4)a 83.590 13.6(1.4) −6.1(0.6) b b
NH3 (6,3)s → (5,3)a 83.709 10.1(1.0) −4.5(0.5) 3.0(0.7) −5.1(1.1)
NH3 (6,2)s → (5,2)a 83.794 4.5(1.0) −2.0(0.4) b b
NH3 (6,1−0)s → (5,1−0)ac 83.844−83.861 11.0(1.1) −4.9(0.5) 7.5(1.2) −12.9(2.1)
NH3 (4,3)s → (3,3)a 124.648 17.9(1.7) −3.3(0.3) 25.1(1.1) −21.6(0.9)
NH3 (4,2−1−0)s → (3,2−1−0)ac 124.796−124.913 38.3(1.6) −7.0(0.3) 21.5(1.2) −18.5(1.1)
NH3 (4,3−2−1)a → (3,3−2−1)sc 127.108−127.181 38.9(1.3) −6.9(0.2) 28.9(0.9) −24.1(0.7)
NH3 (3,2)s → (2,2)ad 165.597 30.9(2.3) −2.8(0.2) 27.6(2.0) −11.8(0.9)
NH3 (3,1)s → (2,1)ad 165.729 13.6(2.4) −1.2(0.2) b b
NH3 (3,2−1−0)a → (2,2−1−0)sc 169.968−169.996 26.9(3.4) −2.2(0.3) 33.7(1.5) −13.2(0.6)

Notes. 

(a)

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

(b)

Uncertain due to baseline subtraction or blending.

(c)

Joint emission of several K−lines.

(d)

Probably contaminated by H3O+.

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