NRO Projects / NRO Legacy Projects

• 2014 December - 2017 May
• 2012 December - 2014 May
• 2007 December - 2012 May
• 2005
• 2004
• Before 2003

2014 December - 2017 May

FITS data for each project is available at Japanese Virtual Observatory (JVO).

When you publish results using these data, please follow the publication policies given by each project and the observatory.

1. CO Galactic Plane Survey (PI: T. Umemoto, T. Minamidani (NRO))
   • Project Website: FUGIN
   • Region 1: l = 10 deg to 50 deg, b = -1 deg to +1 deg
     Target sensitivity: T_rms(T_A^*) = 0.1 K@C¹⁸O,¹³CO, dV = 1.3 km/s
     T_rms(T_A^*) = 0.1 K@¹²CO, dV = 5 km/s
   • Region 2: l = 198 deg to 236 deg, b = -1 deg to +1 deg
     l = 198 deg to 209 deg, 213 deg to 218 deg, and 232 deg to 235 deg, b = 0 deg to +1 deg
     l = 198 deg to 204 deg, 208 deg to 214 deg, and 217 deg to 236 deg, b = -1 deg to 0 deg
     Target sensitivity: T_rms(T_A^*) = 0.3 K@¹²CO, dV = 5 km/s
   • Obs. Line - ¹²CO(J=1-0), ¹³CO(J=1-0), C¹⁸O(J=1-0)
2. Star Formation Project (PI: F. Nakamura (NAOJ))
   • Project Website: Star Formation Project
     (See also the other project website: NRO Star Formation Legacy Project)
   • Target line: ¹²CO(J=1-0)), ¹³CO(J=1-0), C¹⁸O(J=1-0), N₂H⁺ (J=1-0)
     N₂H⁺ and C¹⁸O are mapped only in the parts where ¹³CO emission is bright.
   • Velocity resolution ~0.1 km/s.
   • Rms(T_mb)~0.5 K@0.5km/s(¹²CO), ~0.5 K@0.25km/s(¹³CO), 0.3 K@0.1 km/s (C¹⁸O, N₂H⁺)
   • Sub PI: Chihomi Hara
     • Region - Orion A [RA, Dec](J2000)~BLC: [5h40m0s, -07d20m00s] TRC: [5h32m00s, -4d30m00s]
   • Sub PI: Toshiya Akashi
     • Region - California, 2 regions (l, b) BLC: [166d00m00s, -9d30m00s] TRC: [164d40m00s, -8d10m00s], BLC: [159d32m20s, -8d57m40s] TRC: [158d32m20s, -7d57m40s]
   • Sub PI: Yoshiko Hatano
     • Region - Aquila Rift [RA, Dec] (J2000)~BLC: [18h32m00s, -03d10m00s] TRC: [18h27m00s, -01d10m00s]
   • Sub PI: Tomomi Shimoikura
     • Region - M17, BLC: [16d30m00s, -01d06m00s] TRC: [13d00m00s, -0d06m00s] (l, b)
3. CO Multi-line Imaging of Nearby Galaxies (COMING) (PI: SORAI, Kazuo (Hokkaido University) (e-mail: sorai - at - astro1.sci.hokudai.ac.jp))
   • Project Website: COMING
   • Member - see Member
   • Original Target Objects: 238 nearby galaxies (For observed galaxies, see a list of observed galaxies)
   • Target Lines - ¹²CO(J=1-0), ¹³CO(J=1-0), C¹⁸O(J=1-0) (simultaneously)
   • Mapping Area: ~70% of D₂₅
     * Some interacting galaxies will be mapped over the system.
   • Mapping Mode: OTF
   • Velocity Resolution: 10 km s^-1
   • Sensitivity: ΔT_mb = 80 mK

2012 December - 2014 May

1. High-z Legacy Survey (PI: D. Iono, B. Hatsukade (NAOJ))
   • Obs. Line - redshifted CO at 80 - 110 GHz
     2012 December - 2014 May
     

     Targets below were observed without success due to insufficient system performance and/or weak intensity. This project was finished in March 2014.

   • Optically selected sources
     USS1558_1 (RA: 16h 01m, DEC: 0deg 32', z~2.5)
     SXDF-NG209-1 (RA: 2h 17m, DEC: 0deg 14', z~2.2)
     
   • mm/smm/FIR selected sources SSA22-Az1 (RA: 22h 17m, DEC: 0deg 17', z ~ 3.1)
     H-ATLASa (RA: 9h 13m, DEC: -0deg 36', z ~ 1.5)
     H-ATLASb (RA: 9h 00m, DEC: 1deg 50', z ~ 1.3)
     H-ATLASc (RA: 9h 09m, DEC: -1deg 08', z ~ 1.5)
     J1344 (RA: 13h, DEC: 30 deg, z = ?)
     J1427 (RA: 14h, DEC: 0 deg, z = ?)
     J0919 (RA: 9h, DEC: 30 deg, z = ?)
     SXDF850.6 (RA: 2h 17m, DEC: -5deg 03', z ~ 1.9)
     

2007 December - 2012 May

1. NRO M33 All-Disk Survey of Giant Molecular Clouds (NRO MAGiC) (PI: N. Kuno (NRO))
   • Region - M33, BLC[01h35m00s, +30d24m00s], TRC[01h32m42s, +30d57m45s](J2000)
   • Obs. Line - ¹²CO ( J = 1 - 0 )
   • Sensitivity (rms noise) : 130 mK(Tmb) , resolution 2.6 km/s
   • Comment : See Tosaki et al. (2011, PASJ 63, 1171) for more detail. (Data)
2. Star Formation Project (PDF)
3. Molecular Line Survey ( PI: S. Takano (NRO) )

   • Region - L1527 ( Leader: N. Sakai )   [RA, Dec] (J2000) = 04h39m53.89s, +26d03m11.0s
     Freq. range : 80-116 GHz
     Sensitivity (rms noise) : < 5 mK (T_A^*), resolution 0.5-0.8 km/s
     

     Reference:
     "An unbiased spectral line survey observation toward the low-mass star-forming region L1527",
     Kento Yoshida, Nami Sakai, Yuri Nishimura, Tomoya Tokudome, Yoshimasa Watanabe, Takeshi Sakai, Shuro Takano, & Satoshi Yamamoto
     Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 71(SP1), S18, pp.1-53 (2019)
     (doi: 10.1093/pasj/psy136, ADS)
     

     Comment :
     Data is available at Data Release, Nobeyama Line Survey Project, Target: L1527 Protostellar Core

   • Region - L1157 B1 ( Leader: S. Yamamoto )   [RA, Dec] (J2000) = 20h39m09.75s, +68d01m15.9s
     Freq. range : 78.1-115.5 GHz
     Sensitivity (rms noise) : < 5 mK (T_A^*), resolution 1 MHz

     Reference :

     1. "Early Results of the 3mm Spectral Line Survey toward the Lynds 1157 B1 Shocked Region",
        Mika Sugimura, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Takeshi Sakai, Tomofumi Umemoto, Nami Sakai, Shuro Takano, Yuri Aikawa, Naomi Hirano, Sheng-Yuan Liu, T. J. Millar, Hideko Nomura, Yu-Nung Su, Shigehisa Takakuwa, & Satoshi Yamamoto
        Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 63, 2, pp.459-472 (2011)
        (doi: 10.1093/pasj/63.2.459, ADS)
     2. "Detection of Phosphorus Nitride in the Lynds 1157 B1 Shocked Region",
        Takahiro Yamaguchi, Shuro Takano, Nami Sakai, Takeshi Sakai, Sheng-Yuan Liu, Yu-Nung Su, Naomi Hirano, Shigehisa Takakuwa, Yuri Aikawa, Hideko Nomura, & Satoshi Yamamoto
        Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 63, 5, pp.L37-L41 (2011)
        (doi: 10.1093/pasj/63.5.L37, ADS)
     3. "The 3 mm Spectral Line Survey toward the Lynds 1157 B1 Shocked Region. I. Data"
        Takahiro Yamaguchi, Shuro Takano, Yoshimasa Watanabe, Nami Sakai, Takeshi Sakai, Sheng-Yuan Liu, Yu-Nung Su, Naomi Hirano, Shigehisa Takakuwa, Yuri Aikawa, Hideko Nomura, & Satoshi Yamamoto
        Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 64, 5, pp.105-149 (2012) (doi: 10.1093/pasj/64.5.105, ADS)

   • Region : G28.34+0.06 MM1, MM4, MM9 ( Leader: S.-Y. Liu )
     Freq. range and Sensitivity (rms noise) :
     Pilot survey
     MM1, MM4, MM9        86-98 GHz, 5 mK (T_A^*), resolution 500 kHz
                                            Some deuterated species (N2D+) at the 70 GHz region

   • Region : NGC 1068, NGC 253, IC 342 ( Leaders: K. Kohno, S. Takano )
     

     Region	RA, Dec(J2000.0)
     NGC 1068	02h42m40.798s, -00d00m47.938s
     NGC 253	00h47m33.3s, -25d17m23s
     IC 342	03h46m48.9s, +68d05m46s

     Freq. range : 85-116 GHz
     Sensitivity (rms noise) : typically 1-4 mK (T_A^*) for NGC 1068,
     2-13 mK for NGC 253, and 1-2 mK for IC 342, resolution 20 km/s
     

     Reference:

     1. "A Molecular Line Survey toward the Nearby Galaxies NGC 1068, NGC 253, and IC 342 at 3 mm with the NRO 45 m Radio Telescope: The Data",
        Shuro Takano, Taku Nakajima, & Kotaro Kohno
        Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 71(SP1), S20, pp.1-23 (2019)
        (doi: 10.1093/pasj/psz020, ADS)
     2. "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, Nanase Harada, & Eric Herbst
        Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 70, 7, pp.1-27 (2018)
        (doi: 10.1093/pasj/psx153, ADS)
     3. "Detections of C₂H, cyclic-C₃H₂, and H¹³CN in NGC 1068",
        Taku Nakajima, Shuro Takano, Kotaro Kohno, & Hirofumi Inoue
        The Astrophysical Journal Letters 728, pp.38-42 (2011)
        (doi: 10.1088/2041-8205/728/2/L38, ADS)
     Data is available at Data Release, Nobeyama Line Survey Project, Target: NGC 1068 (AGN), NGC 253 (Starburst), and IC 342 (Starburst)

4. High-z Legacy Survey (PI: D. Iono (NAOJ))

   • Region: SDP17b   [RA, Dec] (J2000) = 09h03m03s , -01d41m27s
     Obs. Line - ¹²CO ( J = 3 - 2 )
     Sensitivity (rms noise): 4.7 mJy, resolution 30 km/s

   • Region: SDP9   [RA, Dec] (J2000) = 09h07m40s , -00d42m00s
     Obs. Line - ¹²CO ( J = 2 - 1 )
     Sensitivity (rms noise): 2.2 mJy, resolution 30 km/s

   • Region: Orochi   [RA, Dec] (J2000) = 02h18m31s , -05d31m31s
     Obs. Line - ¹²CO ( J = 4 - 3 )
     Sensitivity (rms noise): 1.9 mJy, resolution 40 km/s

   • Region: SDSSJ1607   [RA, Dec] (J2000) = 16h07m05s , +53d35m59s
     Obs. Line - ¹²CO ( J = 4 - 3 )
     Sensitivity (rms noise): 1.7 mJy, resolution 70 km/s

   • Region: COSMOS-AzTEC1   [RA, Dec] (J2000) = 09h59m43s , +02d29m38s
     Obs. Line - non-detection
     Sensitivity (rms noise): 2.0 mJy, resolution 30 km/s

   • Comment: Published in 2012, PASJ, 64, L2

2005

1. Massive Star forming region (PI: N. Ikeda) (for doctor thesis) [2/2] start from 2004
   • Region1 - Orion B [B1950], BLC(5h45m30s, - 2d40') - TRC (5h38m45s,0d30')
   • Region2 - Cepheus OB3 [B1950], BLC(23h07m 0s, 61d15') - TRC (22h43m0s, 62d30')
   • Obs. Line - H¹³CO⁺ (J = 1 - 0)
2. Massive dense core survey (PI: T. Sakai) [2/2] start from 2004
   • Region - see [MDCS List]
   • Obs. Line - H¹³CO⁺ (J = 1 - 0), C¹⁸O (J = 1 - 0)

2004

1. Massive Star forming region (PI: N. Ikeda) (for doctor thesis) [1/2] start from 2004
   • Region1 - Orion B [B1950], BLC(5h45m30s, -2d40') - TRC (5h38m45s,0d30')
   • Region2 - Cepheus OB3 [B1950], BLC(23h07m0s, 61d15') - TRC (22h43m0s, 62d30')
   • Obs. Line - H¹³CO⁺ (J = 1 - 0)
2. Massive dense core survey (PI: T. Sakai) [1/2] start from 2004
   • Region - see [MDCS List]
   • Obs. Line - H¹³CO⁺ (J = 1 - 0), C¹⁸O (J = 1 - 0)
3. Detail Observations for NGC 7538 region (PI: Hongo) (for master thesis) [1/1] start from 2004
   • Region - NGC 7538, [B1950], BLC(23h13m30s, 61d0') - TRC (23h10m0s, 61d20')
   • Obs. Line - H¹³CO⁺ (J = 1 - 0), C¹⁸O (J = 1 - 0)

Before 2003

1. Nobeyama CO Atlas of Nearby Spiral Galaxies (PI: Kuno) 2001-2003
2. Formation and Evolution of Cores - Relation to Cloud Structure and Star Formation (PI: Sunada) 2001-03 [Targets]

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