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Rotational temperature of the molecular gas derived from the ratio between the CO v = 1−0 P(2) and R(0) transitions assuming the optically thick limit (Eq. (4)). Only positions where both the R- and P- branches are in emission are considered. The black cross marks the position of the southern nucleus of NGC 3256.

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