The spiral structure of our Milky Way
Astrophysics of Galaxies
2013-05-01 v1
Abstract
The spiral structure of our Milky Way has not yet been well outlined. HII regions, giant molecular clouds (GMCs) and 6.7-GHz methanol masers are primary tracers for spiral arms. We collect and update the database of these tracers which has been used in Hou, Han & Shi (2009) for mapping the spiral structure.
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@article{arxiv.1304.8001,
title = {The spiral structure of our Milky Way},
author = {L. G. Hou and J. L. Han},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.8001},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
To appear in IAUS 292, "Molecular Gas, Dust, and Star Formation in Galaxies", 1 page, 1 figure