Table 1.

Summary of trends in median intensities of C i, C ii, CO, and their ratios in AGN and NoAGN models, categorized by inner regions (<50 pc), outer regions (>50 pc), and general trends over time. Increases (⁠|$\uparrow$|⁠), decreases (⁠|$\downarrow$|⁠), and no change (⁠|$\rightarrow$|⁠) are indicated for the C i/CO, C ii/CO, and C i/C ii ratios. The table highlights that the C i/CO and C i/C ii ratios generally decrease over time, while the C ii/CO ratios show an increasing trend. Notably, the AGN model exhibits lower median values for C i/CO, C ii/CO, and C i/C ii before 8 Myr, with a reversal in the C i/CO ratio at 8 Myr, suggesting changing abundances influenced by AGN activity.

Species/ratioAGNNoAGNDescription
 InnerOuterGeneralInnerOuterGeneral 
C i|$\downarrow ^a$||$\uparrow ^b$||$\downarrow$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow$||$\downarrow$|a: |$\uparrow$| at t = 8 Myr; b: |$\rightarrow$| at t < 6 Myr
C ii|$\downarrow$||$\uparrow ^a$||$\downarrow ^b$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow ^a$||$\downarrow$|a: |$\rightarrow$| at t < 8 Myr; b: |$\uparrow$| at inner t = 7, 8 Myr
CO|$\downarrow ^a$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow ^b$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow$||$\downarrow ^b$|a: |$\uparrow$| at t = 7, 8 Myr; b: |$\uparrow$| at inner t = 7, 8 Myr
C i/CO|$\downarrow ^a$||$\downarrow ^b$||$\downarrow ^a$||$\uparrow$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow$|a: |$\uparrow$| at t = 8 Myr; b: |$\uparrow$| at t = 7, 8 Myr
C ii/CO|$\downarrow$||$\downarrow$||$\uparrow$||$\uparrow$||$\uparrow$||$\uparrow ^a$|a: |$\downarrow$| inner at t = 8 Myr
C i/C ii|$\downarrow ^a$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow ^b$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow$||$\downarrow$|a: |$\uparrow$| at t = 7, 8 Myr; b: |$\uparrow$| inner and at t = 7, 8 Myr
Species/ratioAGNNoAGNDescription
 InnerOuterGeneralInnerOuterGeneral 
C i|$\downarrow ^a$||$\uparrow ^b$||$\downarrow$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow$||$\downarrow$|a: |$\uparrow$| at t = 8 Myr; b: |$\rightarrow$| at t < 6 Myr
C ii|$\downarrow$||$\uparrow ^a$||$\downarrow ^b$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow ^a$||$\downarrow$|a: |$\rightarrow$| at t < 8 Myr; b: |$\uparrow$| at inner t = 7, 8 Myr
CO|$\downarrow ^a$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow ^b$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow$||$\downarrow ^b$|a: |$\uparrow$| at t = 7, 8 Myr; b: |$\uparrow$| at inner t = 7, 8 Myr
C i/CO|$\downarrow ^a$||$\downarrow ^b$||$\downarrow ^a$||$\uparrow$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow$|a: |$\uparrow$| at t = 8 Myr; b: |$\uparrow$| at t = 7, 8 Myr
C ii/CO|$\downarrow$||$\downarrow$||$\uparrow$||$\uparrow$||$\uparrow$||$\uparrow ^a$|a: |$\downarrow$| inner at t = 8 Myr
C i/C ii|$\downarrow ^a$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow ^b$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow$||$\downarrow$|a: |$\uparrow$| at t = 7, 8 Myr; b: |$\uparrow$| inner and at t = 7, 8 Myr
Table 1.

Summary of trends in median intensities of C i, C ii, CO, and their ratios in AGN and NoAGN models, categorized by inner regions (<50 pc), outer regions (>50 pc), and general trends over time. Increases (⁠|$\uparrow$|⁠), decreases (⁠|$\downarrow$|⁠), and no change (⁠|$\rightarrow$|⁠) are indicated for the C i/CO, C ii/CO, and C i/C ii ratios. The table highlights that the C i/CO and C i/C ii ratios generally decrease over time, while the C ii/CO ratios show an increasing trend. Notably, the AGN model exhibits lower median values for C i/CO, C ii/CO, and C i/C ii before 8 Myr, with a reversal in the C i/CO ratio at 8 Myr, suggesting changing abundances influenced by AGN activity.

Species/ratioAGNNoAGNDescription
 InnerOuterGeneralInnerOuterGeneral 
C i|$\downarrow ^a$||$\uparrow ^b$||$\downarrow$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow$||$\downarrow$|a: |$\uparrow$| at t = 8 Myr; b: |$\rightarrow$| at t < 6 Myr
C ii|$\downarrow$||$\uparrow ^a$||$\downarrow ^b$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow ^a$||$\downarrow$|a: |$\rightarrow$| at t < 8 Myr; b: |$\uparrow$| at inner t = 7, 8 Myr
CO|$\downarrow ^a$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow ^b$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow$||$\downarrow ^b$|a: |$\uparrow$| at t = 7, 8 Myr; b: |$\uparrow$| at inner t = 7, 8 Myr
C i/CO|$\downarrow ^a$||$\downarrow ^b$||$\downarrow ^a$||$\uparrow$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow$|a: |$\uparrow$| at t = 8 Myr; b: |$\uparrow$| at t = 7, 8 Myr
C ii/CO|$\downarrow$||$\downarrow$||$\uparrow$||$\uparrow$||$\uparrow$||$\uparrow ^a$|a: |$\downarrow$| inner at t = 8 Myr
C i/C ii|$\downarrow ^a$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow ^b$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow$||$\downarrow$|a: |$\uparrow$| at t = 7, 8 Myr; b: |$\uparrow$| inner and at t = 7, 8 Myr
Species/ratioAGNNoAGNDescription
 InnerOuterGeneralInnerOuterGeneral 
C i|$\downarrow ^a$||$\uparrow ^b$||$\downarrow$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow$||$\downarrow$|a: |$\uparrow$| at t = 8 Myr; b: |$\rightarrow$| at t < 6 Myr
C ii|$\downarrow$||$\uparrow ^a$||$\downarrow ^b$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow ^a$||$\downarrow$|a: |$\rightarrow$| at t < 8 Myr; b: |$\uparrow$| at inner t = 7, 8 Myr
CO|$\downarrow ^a$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow ^b$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow$||$\downarrow ^b$|a: |$\uparrow$| at t = 7, 8 Myr; b: |$\uparrow$| at inner t = 7, 8 Myr
C i/CO|$\downarrow ^a$||$\downarrow ^b$||$\downarrow ^a$||$\uparrow$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow$|a: |$\uparrow$| at t = 8 Myr; b: |$\uparrow$| at t = 7, 8 Myr
C ii/CO|$\downarrow$||$\downarrow$||$\uparrow$||$\uparrow$||$\uparrow$||$\uparrow ^a$|a: |$\downarrow$| inner at t = 8 Myr
C i/C ii|$\downarrow ^a$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow ^b$||$\uparrow$||$\downarrow$||$\downarrow$|a: |$\uparrow$| at t = 7, 8 Myr; b: |$\uparrow$| inner and at t = 7, 8 Myr
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