Superwind-Driven Intense H_2 Emission in NGC 6240

Youichi Ohyama, Michitoshi Yoshida, Tadafumi Takata +18

We have performed a long-slit K band spectroscopic observation of the luminous infrared galaxy NGC 6240. The peak position of the H_2 v=1-0 S(1) emission in the slit is located ~0.…