\begin{table}%t2 \caption{\label{n4441chap_iramobs}Parameters for the CO observations of NGC~4441 with the OSO~20~m and IRAM~30~m telescopes as well as the Plateau de~Bure interferometer.} \par \small%\centerline { \begin{tabular}{lccc} \hline\hline \noalign{\smallskip} obs. parameters & IRAM 30 m & OSO 20 m & PdB\\ \hline\noalign{\smallskip} $T_{\rm sys}$ (K)& 200$-$340 ($^{12}$CO) & $\sim$350 & 180\\ & $\sim$145 ($^{13}$CO) & -- & --\\ $\theta_{\rm beam}$ CO(1--0) & 22\arcsec& 33\arcsec & 3.25\arcsec\\ $\theta_{\rm beam}$ CO(2--1) & 11\arcsec&--&--\\ $\Delta v$ CO(1--0) & 21.0~km~s$^{-1}$ & 33.8~km~s$^{-1}$ & 6.6\\ $\Delta v$ CO(2--1) & 21.0~km~s$^{-1}$ &-- & --\\ $\eta$ &0.75 (1--0) / 0.52 (2--1) & 0.43& 0.6--0.9\\ \hline \end{tabular}} \medskip The velocity resolution given is a smoothed one, which is used throughout this~paper. \end{table}