Molecular Gas and Star Formation Properties in Early Stage Mergers: SMA CO(2-1) Observations of the LIRGs NGC 3110 and NGC 232

Daniel Espada, Sergio Martin, Simon Verley, Alex R. Pettitt, Satoki Matsushita, Maria Argudo-Fernández, Zara Randriamanakoto, Pei Ying Hsieh, Toshiki Saito, Rie E. Miura, Yuka Kawana, Jose Sabater, Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro, Paul T.P. Ho, Ryohei Kawabe, Daisuke Iono