Interpretation of radio continuum and molecular line observations of Sgr B2: Free-free and synchrotron emission, and implications for cosmic rays

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 390, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 683-692

  Protheroe, R J ^a   Ott, J ^b,c   Ekers, R D ^d   Jones, D I ^a,d   Crocker, R M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; H ii regions; ISM: individual: Sgr B2 Giant Molecular Cloud; Radiation mechanisms: non thermal; Radio continuum: ISM; Radio lines: ISM

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COSMOLOGY; ELECTRONS; GAMMA RAYS; GERMANIUM ALLOYS; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; POSITRONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; STEREO IMAGE PROCESSING; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TEXTURES;

GIANT MOLECULAR CLOUDS; H II REGION; ISM: INDIVIDUAL: SGR B2 GIANT MOLECULAR CLOUD; ISM: INDIVIDUALS; RADIATION MECHANISMS: NONTHERMAL; RADIO CONTINUUM; RADIO CONTINUUM: ISM; RADIO LINES: ISM; SECONDARY ELECTRONS; SYNCHROTRON EMISSION;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 53449094860     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: 13652966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13752.x     Document Type: Article

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