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		| Paper: | 
		Molecular Gas and Star Formation in M81 | 
	 
	
		| Volume: | 
		390, Pathways Through an Eclectic Universe | 
	 
	
		| Page: | 
		170 | 
	 
	
		| Authors: | 
		Casasola, V.; Combes, F.; Galletta, G.; Bettoni, D. | 
	 
	
	
		| Abstract: | 
		We present IRAM 30m observations of the central ∼1.6 kpc of the spiral galaxy M81. The molecular gas appears weak and with an unusual excitation physics. We discuss a possible link between low CO emission and weak FUV surface brightness. | 
	 
	
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