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Towards a three-dimensional distribution of the molecular clouds in the Galactic Centre
Yan, Qing-Zeng1,2,3; Walsh, A. J.2; Dawson, J. R.4,5,6; Macquart, J. P.2; Blackwell, R.7; Burton, M. G.8,9,10; Rowell, G. P.7; Zhang, Bo1; Xu, Ye11; Tang, Zheng-Hong1
刊名MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
2017-11-01
卷号471期号:3页码:2523-2536
关键词ISM: clouds ISM: kinematics and dynamics ISM: molecules ISM: structure Galaxy: centre Galaxy: kinematics and dynamics
ISSN号0035-8711
DOI10.1093/mnras/stx1724
英文摘要

We present a study of the three-dimensional structure of the molecular clouds in the Galactic Centre (GC) using CO emission and OH absorption lines. Two CO isotopologue lines, (CO)-C-12(J = 1 -> 0) and (CO)-C-13(J = 1 -> 0), and four OH ground-state transitions, surveyed by the Southern Parkes Large-Area Survey in Hydroxyl, contribute to this study. We develop a novel method to calculate the OH column density, excitation temperature and optical depth precisely using all four OH lines, and we employ it to derive a three-dimensional model for the distribution of molecular clouds in the GC for six slices in Galactic latitude. The angular resolution of the data is 15.5 arcmin, which at the distance of the GC (8.34 kpc) is equivalent to 38 pc. We find that the total mass of OH in the GC is in the range of 2400-5100 M-circle dot. The face-on view at a Galactic latitude of b = 0 degrees. displays a bar-like structure with an inclination angle of 67.5 +/- 2.1 degrees with respect to the line of sight. No ring-like structure in the GC is evident in our data, likely due to the low-spatial resolution of the CO and OH maps.

WOS关键词INTERSTELLAR DUST CLOUDS ; EMISSION-ABSORPTION OBSERVATIONS ; MILKY-WAY ; STAR-FORMATION ; PLANE SURVEY ; CO SURVEY ; CENTER REGION ; OH ; BAR ; KINEMATICS
WOS研究方向Astronomy & Astrophysics
语种英语
出版者OXFORD UNIV PRESS
WOS记录号WOS:000409035700002
内容类型期刊论文
源URL[http://libir.pmo.ac.cn/handle/332002/22676]  
专题中国科学院紫金山天文台
通讯作者Yan, Qing-Zeng; Walsh, A. J.; Dawson, J. R.
作者单位1.Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Astron Observ, Shanghai 200030, Peoples R China
2.Curtin Univ, Int Ctr Radio Astron Res, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, 19A Yuquanlu, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
4.Macquarie Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, N Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia
5.Macquarie Univ, MQ Res Ctr Astron Astrophys & Astrophoton, N Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia
6.CSIRO Astron & Space Sci, Australia Telescope Natl Facil, PO Boc 76, Epping, NSW 1710, Australia
7.Univ Adelaide, Sch Phys Sci, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
8.Univ New South Wales, Sch Phys, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
9.Armagh Observ, Coll Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, North Ireland
10.Planetarium, Coll Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, North Ireland
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Yan, Qing-Zeng,Walsh, A. J.,Dawson, J. R.,et al. Towards a three-dimensional distribution of the molecular clouds in the Galactic Centre[J]. MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY,2017,471(3):2523-2536.
APA Yan, Qing-Zeng.,Walsh, A. J..,Dawson, J. R..,Macquart, J. P..,Blackwell, R..,...&Hancock, P. J..(2017).Towards a three-dimensional distribution of the molecular clouds in the Galactic Centre.MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY,471(3),2523-2536.
MLA Yan, Qing-Zeng,et al."Towards a three-dimensional distribution of the molecular clouds in the Galactic Centre".MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 471.3(2017):2523-2536.
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