CO (J = 2-1) line observations of the galactic center molecular cloud complex. II. Dynamical structure and physical conditions

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 493, Issue 2 PART I, 1998, Pages 730-761

  Oka, Tomoharu ^a   Hasegawa, Tetsuo ^b   Hayashi, Masahiko ^b   Handa, Toshihiro ^c   Sakamoto, Seiichi ^c  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Galaxy: center; ISM: clouds; ISM: molecules; Radio lines: ISM; Surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 22444454754     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/305133     Document Type: Article

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