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Interstellar Gas in Low Mass Virgo Cluster Spiral Galaxies

Madden, Suzanne C.; Smith, Beverly J.

We have measured the strengths of the [C II] 158 mu m, [N II] 122 mu m, and CO (1 - 0) lines from five low blue luminosity spiral galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, using the Infrared Space Observatory and the NRAO 12m millimeter telescope. Two of the five galaxies have high L([C II])/L(CO) and L(FIR)/L(CO) ratios compared to higher mass spirals. Thes…