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C18O and HNCO in the Galactic Centre

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

M. Lindqvist
Affiliation:
Sterrewacht Leiden, Postbus 9513, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
Aa. Sandqvist
Affiliation:
Stockhom Observatory, S-133 36 Saltsjöbaden, Sweden
A. Winnberg
Affiliation:
Onsala Space Observatory, S-439 92 Onsala, Sweden
L.-Å. Nyman
Affiliation:
ESO, Casilla 19001, Santiago 19, Chile
F. Combes
Affiliation:
DEMIRM, Observatoire de Paris, 61 Av. de l'Observatoire, F-75014 Paris, France
R. Genzel
Affiliation:
MPIfEP, D-8046 Garching bei München, Germany
M. Gerin
Affiliation:
Radioastronomie ENS, 24 Rue Lhomond, F-75231 Paris CDX 05, France
P.G. Mezger
Affiliation:
MPIfR, Auf dem Hügel 69, W-5300 Bonn 1, Germany

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Using the SEST, we have observed 554 positions with a spacing of 45″ in the C18O(J = 1 → 0) and HNCO(Jkk′ = 505 → 404) lines. The data covers most of the Sgr A region including the Arc. Many of the dominant clouds in the GC region (see e.g. Güsten et al. 1981, A&A 103, 197; Bally et al. 1987, ApJS, 65, 13) are readily identified in the total integrated C18O and HNCO maps (Fig. 1). The results will be published in A&AS and will include intensity maps with 5 km s–1 velocity resolutions, as well as galactic longitude-velocity and galactic latitude-velocity maps. J = 2 → 1 C18O observations are planned for selected regions. The objectives of the project are twofold: 1. Geometrical, morphological, and dynamical relationships between the molecular regions and the radio continuum sources. 2. Heating mechanisms in GC molecular clouds.

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Chapter 3: What is the Nature of the Center of the Galaxy?
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