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Table 5.

13CO/12CO(1−0), CO(2–1)/CO(1–0), HCO+/HCN, and HCN/CO(1−0) values for the different sources shown in Fig. 6.

Source 12CO/13CO(1−0) CO(2−1)/CO(1−0) HCO+/HCN(1−0) HCN/CO(1−0) Ref.

Size Mean ratio Size Mean ratio Size Mean ratio Size Mean ratio
Headlight 140 pc 7.20 140 pc 0.70 140 pc 1.0 140 pc 0.03 This work
Orion B 6.5 pc 6.50 6.5 pc 0.75 6.5 pc 1.10 6.5 pc 0.92 S94, P17
30 Dor-10 8 pc 6.47 10 pc 1.07 1.5 pc ( † ) 5 1.5 pc ( † ) 0.14 P12, J98, A14

EMPIRE galaxies Gal. Disk Cen. Gal. Disk Cen. Gal. Disk Cen. Gal. Disk Cen. C18, JD




NGC 6946 0.9 kpc 13.8 13.5 15.2 1.1 kpc 0.65 0.64 0.68 1.1 kpc 1.06 1.19 0.87 1.1 kpc 0.73 0.50 1.14
NGC 5194 1.0 kpc 10.3 9.9 8.2 1.2 kpc 0.73 0.81 0.80 1.2 kpc 0.75 0.97 0.65 1.2 kpc 1.11 1.17 2.26
NGC 5055 1.0 kpc 9.3 8.5 7.2 1.3 kpc 0.59 0.59 0.68 1.3 kpc 0.33 0.35 0.90 1.3 kpc 1.19 1.07 0.71
NGC 2903 1.2 kpc 10.3 11.0 12.3 1.4 kpc 0.63 0.64 0.68 1.4 kpc 0.53 0.42 0.72 1.4 kpc 0.92 0.83 1.38
NGC 3627 1.2 kpc 12.0 12.2 15.2 1.5 kpc 0.48 0.47 0.48 1.5 kpc 0.90 0.87 0.91 1.5 kpc 0.76 0.59 0.70
NGC 0628 1.3 kpc 13.2 13.5 9.9 1.5 kpc 0.61 0.64 0.57 1.5 kpc 0.55 0.47 0.89 1.5 kpc 0.54 0.72 0.63
NGC 3184 1.5 kpc 10.2 10.7 11.2 1.9 kpc 0.53 0.53 0.52 1.9 kpc 0.52 0.55 0.77 1.9 kpc 0.42 0.39 0.62
NGC 4321 1.9 kpc 10.3 10.3 10.9 2.3 kpc 0.57 0.56 0.62 2.3 kpc 0.90 1.03 0.75 2.3 kpc 1.14 0.84 1.57
NGC 4254 1.9 kpc 11.0 10.5 8.4 2.3 kpc 0.74 0.74 0.75 2.3 kpc 1.19 1.23 0.79 2.3 kpc 0.75 0.70 1.23

Notes. For nearby galaxies from the EMPIRE survey, the average ratios are given for entire galaxies, disks, and centers. The physical sizes used to derive these ratios are also listed. ( † )The lines were observed at an angular resolution corresponding to 29 pc.

References. S94: Sakamoto et al. (1994); P17: Pety et al. (2017); P12: Pineda et al. (2012); J98: Johansson et al. (1998); A14: Anderson et al. (2014); C18: Cormier et al. (2018); JD: Jiménez-Donaire et al. (2019).

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