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astro-ph.GA2026

A New Framework for Multi-Line Analysis Combined Kernel PCA and Kernel SHAP: A Case of NGC 1068 ALMA Band 3 Data

Hiroma Okubo, Tsutomu T. Takeuchi, Shotaro Akaho +7

We present a new framework for multi-line analysis that combines kernel principal component analysis (Kernel PCA), an unsupervised machine-learning method, and Kernel SHapley Addit…

astro-ph.GA2025

Detailed analysis of multi-line molecular distributions in the Seyfert galaxy NGC 1068: Possible effect of the AGN outflow to the starburst ring

Hiroma Okubo, Toshiki Saito, Shuro Takano +5

We apply principal component analysis (PCA) to the integrated intensity maps of 13 molecular lines of the nearby type-2 Seyfert galaxy NGC 1068 obtained by Atacama Large Millimeter…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 5 cited

Measuring 60-pc-scale Star Formation Rate of the Nearby Seyfert Galaxy NGC 1068 with ALMA, HST, VLT/MUSE, and VLA

Yuzuki Nagashima, Toshiki Saito, Soh Ikarashi +7

Star formation rate (SFR) is a fundamental parameter for describing galaxies and inferring their evolutionary course. HII regions yield the best measure of instantaneous SFR in gal…

astro-ph.GA2024

The ALCHEMI atlas: principal component analysis reveals starburst evolution in NGC 253

Nanase Harada, David S. Meier, Sergio Martín +24

Molecular lines are powerful diagnostics of the physical and chemical properties of the interstellar medium (ISM). These ISM properties, which affect future star formation, are exp…

astro-ph.GA2023

Molecular Abundance of the Circumnuclear Region Surrounding an Active Galactic Nucleus in NGC 1068 based on Imaging Line Survey in the 3-mm Band with ALMA

Taku Nakajima, Shuro Takano, Tomoka Tosaki +9

We present an imaging molecular line survey in the 3-mm band (85-114 GHz) focused on one of the nearest galaxies with an active galactic nucleus (AGN), NGC 1068, based on observati…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 20 cited

AGN-driven Cold Gas Outflow of NGC 1068 Characterized by Dissociation-Sensitive Molecules

Toshiki Saito, Shuro Takano, Nanase Harada +11

Recent developments in (sub-)millimeter facilities have drastically changed the amount of information obtained from extragalactic spectral scans. In this paper, we present a featur…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 26 cited

The Kiloparsec-scale Neutral Atomic Carbon Outflow in the Nearby Type-2 Seyfert Galaxy NGC 1068: Evidence for Negative AGN Feedback

Toshiki Saito, Shuro Takano, Nanase Harada +13

Active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback is postulated as a key mechanism for regulating star formation within galaxies. Studying the physical properties of the outflowing gas from A…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 46 cited

ALMA Observations of Multiple-CO and C Lines Toward the Active Galactic Nucleus of NGC 7469: X-Ray-dominated Region Caught in the Act

Takuma Izumi, Dieu D. Nguyen, Masatoshi Imanishi +15

We used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to map CO( = 1-0), CO( = 2-1), CO( = 3-2), CO( = 2-1), and [CI](-$^3P…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 15 cited

ALMA observations of CS in NGC 1068: chemistry and excitation

M. Scourfield, S. Viti, S. Garcia-Burillo +14

We present results from Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observations of CS from the nearby galaxy NGC 1068 ( Mpc). This Seyfert 2 barred galaxy possesse…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 6 cited

Observations and Analysis of Absorption Lines including J = K Rotational Levels of CH3CN: The Envelope of Sagittarius B2(M)

Mitsunori Araki, Shuro Takano, Nobuhiko Kuze +5

Molecules in diffuse and translucent clouds experience cooling as a result of radiation and less excitation from collisions. However, a rotation around a molecular axis of acetonit…

astro-ph.GA2019★ 30 cited

A molecular line survey toward the nearby galaxies NGC 1068, NGC 253, and IC 342 at 3 mm with the Nobeyama 45 m radio telescope: The data

Shuro Takano, Taku Nakajima, Kotaro Kohno

We present observational data of a molecular line survey toward the nearby galaxies NGC 1068, NGC 253, and IC 342 at the wavelengths of 3 mm (85--116 GHz) obtained with the N…

astro-ph.GA2019★ 33 cited

An unbiased spectral line survey observation toward the low-mass star-forming region L1527

Kento Yoshida, Nami Sakai, Yuri Nishimura +5

An unbiased spectral line survey toward a solar-type Class 0/I protostar, IRAS04368+2557, in L1527 has been carried out in the 3 mm band with the Nobeyama 45 m telescope. L1527 is…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 17 cited

Spatially-resolved Dense Molecular Gas Excitation in the Nearby LIRG VV 114

Toshiki Saito, Daisuke Iono, Daniel Espada +14

We present high-resolution observations (0".2-1".5) of multiple dense gas tracers, HCN and HCO ( = 1-0, 3-2, and 4-3), HNC ( = 1-0), and CS ( = 7-6) lines, toward the…

astro-ph.GA2017★ 24 cited

A Molecular Line Survey toward the Nearby Galaxies NGC 1068, NGC 253, and IC 342 at 3 mm with the Nobeyama 45-m Radio Telescope: Impact of an AGN on 1 kpc Scale Molecular Abundances

Taku Nakajima, Shuro Takano, Kotaro Kohno +2

It is important to investigate the relationships between the power sources and the chemical compositions of galaxies for understanding the scenario of galaxy evolution. We carried…

astro-ph.GA2017★ 31 cited

Diverse nuclear star-forming activities in the heart of NGC 253 resolved with ten-pc scale ALMA images

Ryo Ando, Kouichiro Nakanishi, Kotaro Kohno +13

We present an 8 pc x 5 pc resolution view of the central ~ 200 pc region of the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 253, based on ALMA Band 7 (λ ~ 0.85 mm or ν ~ 350 GHz) observations cove…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 34 cited

A statistical study of giant molecular clouds traced by CO, CO, CS, and CHOH in the disk of NGC 1068 based on ALMA observations

Tomoka Tosaki, Kotaro Kohno, Nanase Harada +7

We present (98 pc) resolution ALMA observations of CO(=1-0), CO(=1-0), CS(=2-1) and CHOH(=-) molecular lines in the central (…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 24 cited

Merger-induced Shocks in the Nearby LIRG VV 114 through Methanol Observations with ALMA

Toshiki Saito, Daisuke Iono, Daniel Espada +11

We report the detection of two CHOH lines (J = 2-1 and 3-2) between the progenitor's disks ("Overlap") of the mid-stage merging galaxy VV 114 obtained using…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 27 cited

Precise observations of the 12C/13C ratios of HC3N in the low-mass star-forming region L1527

Mitsunori Araki, Shuro Takano, Nami Sakai +4

Using the Green Bank 100 m telescope and the Nobeyama 45 m telescope, we have observed the rotational emission lines of the three 13C isotopic species of HC3N in the 3 and 7 mm ban…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 39 cited

Implication of Formation Mechanisms of HC5N in TMC-1 as Studied by 13C Isotopic Fractionation

Kotomi Taniguchi, Hiroyuki Ozeki, Masao Saito +5

We observed the J = 9-8 and 16-15 rotational transitions of the normal species and five 13C isotopologues of HC5N to study its formation mechanisms toward the cyanopolyyne peak in…

astro-ph.IM2015★ 21 cited

Z45: A New 45-GHz Band Dual-Polarization HEMT Receiver for the NRO 45-m Radio Telescope

Fumitaka Nakamura, Hideo Ogawa, Yoshinori Yonekura +20

We developed a dual-linear-polarization HEMT (High Electron Mobility Transistor) amplifier receiver system of the 45-GHz band (hereafter Z45), and installed it in the Nobeyama 45-m…

astro-ph.GA2015★ 50 cited

ALMA Observations of the Submillimeter Dense Molecular Gas Tracers in the Luminous Type-1 Active Nucleus of NGC 7469

Takuma Izumi, Kotaro Kohno, Susanne Aalto +30

We present ALMA Cycle 1 observations of the central kpc region of the luminous type-1 Seyfert galaxy NGC 7469 with unprecedented high resolution (0.5 0.4 = 165 pc $\…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 1 cited

Abundance Anomaly of the C Isotopic Species of c-CH in the Low-Mass Star Formation Region L1527

Kento Yoshida, Nami Sakai, Tomoya Tokudome +9

The rotational spectral lines of c-CH and two kinds of the C isotopic species, c-CCCH ( symmetry) and c-CCCH ( symmetry) have been…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 36 cited

A Multi-Transition Study of Molecules toward NGC 1068 based on High-Resolution Imaging Observations with ALMA

Taku Nakajima, Shuro Takano, Kotaro Kohno +6

We present 0.8-mm band molecular images and spectra obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) toward one of the nearest galaxies with an active galactic…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 86 cited

Multi-molecule ALMA observations towards the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 1097

S. Martin, K. Kohno, T. Izumi +17

The nearby Sy 1 galaxy NGC 1097 represents an ideal laboratory to explore the molecular chemistry in the presence and surroundings of an active galactic nucleus. Exploring the dist…