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Evidence for the Existence of a Low-Velocity Molecular Cloud near Sgr A

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

J. B. Whiteoak  and
F. F. Gardner
J. B. Whiteoak
Affiliation:
Division of Radiophysics, CSIRO, Sydney
F. F. Gardner
Affiliation:
Division of Radiophysics, CSIRO, Sydney
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In the wide complex profiles of OH, H2CO and CO spectra observed in directions towards the galactic centre, only the features at radial velocities near + 40 km s-1 are generally believed to originate in the molecular clouds nearest the galactic nucleus. The features at other velocities are associated with clouds or spiral features that can be traced over larger ranges of galactic longitude, implying locations which are more distant from the nucleus. In particular, the features near zero velocity have been traditionally associated with molecular clouds within 1-2 kpc of the Sun. However, H2CO observations with high velocity resolution provide evidence that one cloud with velocity near zero is probably near the galactic nucleus.

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Spectroscopy
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , 1978 , pp. 266 - 269
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Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1978

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