\begin{table}%t2 %\centering \par \caption {\label{tab2}M~31 data used in this study. } \begin{tabular}{ l l l l} \hline\hline \noalign{\smallskip} Wavelength & Resolution & Telescope & Ref. \\ \hline 160~$\mu$m & $40\arcsec$ & Spitzer& \cite{Gordon_06}\\ 70~$\mu$m & $18\arcsec$ & Spitzer&\cite{Gordon_06}\\ 24~$\mu$m & $6\arcsec$ & Spitzer & \cite{Gordon_06} \\ 2.6~mm~$^{12}$CO(1--0) & $23\arcsec$ &IRAM 30-m & \cite{Nieten} \\ 21~cm~HI & 24$\arcsec ~ \times ~30\arcsec$ & WSRT &\cite{Brinks}\\ 6570 \AA{}~H$\alpha$ & $2\arcsec$ (pixel size) & KPNO& \cite{Devereux_etal_94b}\\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{table}