IMAGING THE HOT MOLECULAR GAS AT THE CENTER OF THE GALAXY

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BURTON, M
ALLEN, D
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PROCEEDINGS ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA | 1992年 / 10卷 / 01期
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10.1017/S132335800001924X
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P1 [天文学];
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The AAT's new IR array camera, IRIS, has been used to image the Galactic Centre in the He I (2.058mum), H+ Br gamma (2.166mum) and H-2 1-0 S(1) (2.122mum) emission lines. The case is presented for UV-excitation of the molecular gas, as opposed to shocks.
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