Variation of Dense Gas Mass-Luminosity conversion factor with metallicity in the Milky Way

Sudeshna Patra, Neal J. Evans, Kee-Tae Kim +10

HCN and HCO${}^{+}$ are the most common dense gas tracers used both in the Milky Way and external galaxies. The luminosity of HCN and HCO${}^{+}$ $J=1-0$ lines are converted to a dense g…