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The H3+ molecule has been detected in many lines of sight within the central molecular zone (CMZ) with exceptionally large column densities and unusual excitation properties compared to diffuse local clouds. The detection of the (3,3)…

A molecular bow shock (MBS) at G24.4+00+112 ($l\sim 24\deg.4, b\sim 0\deg, v_{\rm LSR} \sim 112$ km/s) is studied using the 12CO(J=1-0)-line survey obtained with the Nobeyama 45-m telescope at $20''$ (0.71 pc) resolution. The terminal…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-10-23 Yoshiaki Sofue

The dense cloud associated with W40, one of the nearby H II regions, has been studied in millimeter-wave molecular lines and in 1.2 mm continuum. Besides, 1280 MHz and 610 MHz interferometric observations have been done. The cloud has…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-17 L. Pirogov , D. K. Ojha , M. Thomasson , Y. -F. Wu , I. Zinchenko

Using the PMO-13.7 m millimeter telescope at Delingha in China, we have conducted a large-scale simultaneous survey of $^{12}$CO, $^{13}$CO, and C$^{18}$O $J=1-0$ emission toward the sky region centered at $l$=$209.7^\circ$,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-09-15 Chong Li , Hongchi Wang , Miaomiao Zhang , Yuehui Ma , Lianghao Lin

We have discovered a molecular dome-like feature towards $355^{\circ} \leq l \leq 359^{\circ}$ and $0^{\circ} \leq b \leq 2^{\circ}$. The large velocity dispersions of 50--100 km s$^{-1}$ of this feature are much larger than those in the…

The gas distribution and dynamics in the inner Galaxy present many unknowns as the origin of the asymmetry of the longitude-velocity (lv) diagram of the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ). On the other hand, there are recent evidences in the…

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We report systematic variations in the CO(2-1)/CO(1-0) line ratio (R) in M51. The ratio shows clear evidence for the evolution of molecular gas from the upstream interarm regions, passage into the spiral arms and back into the downstream…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 J. Koda , N. Scoville , T. Hasegawa , D. Calzetti , J. Donovan Meyer , F. Egusa , R. Kennicutt , N. Kuno , M. Louie , R. Momose , T. Sawada , K. Sorai , M. Umei

We study star formation processes in the disc of the weakly barred grand design spiral galaxy M100 (NGC 4321) from a variety of images tracing recent massive star formation, old and young stars, dust, and neutral hydrogen. Differences…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 J. H. Knapen , J. E. Beckman

HII regions are the ionized spheres surrounding high-mass stars. They are ideal targets for tracing Galactic structure because they are predominantly found in spiral arms and have high luminosities at infrared and radio wavelengths. In the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-09-09 L. D. Anderson , L. A. Hough , T. V. Wenger , T. M. Bania , Dana S. Balser

The properties of molecular gas, the fuel that forms stars, inside the cavity of the circumnuclear disk (CND) are not well constrained. We present results of a velocity-resolved submillimeter scan (~480 to 1250 GHz}) and [CII]158um line…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-08-22 Javier R. Goicoechea , M. G. Santa-Maria , D. Teyssier , J. Cernicharo , M. Gerin , J. Pety

We report four trigonometric parallaxes for high-mass star-forming regions within 4 kpc of the Galactic center. These measurements were made with the VLBA as part of the BeSSeL Survey. By associating these sources kinematically with…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 A. Sanna , M. J. Reid , K. M. Menten , T. M. Dame , B. Zhang , M. Sato , A. Brunthaler , L. Moscadelli , K. Immer

(Abridged) METHODS: We performed SMA observations at 1.3 mm with both the most extended and compact array configurations, providing sub-arcsecond and high sensitivity maps of various molecular lines, including both hot-core and outflow…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 A. Sanna , R. Cesaroni , L. Moscadelli , Q. Zhang , K. M. Menten , S. Molinari , A. Caratti o Garatti , J. M. De Buizer

The construction of an accurate 3D model of the Milky Way center is necessary to understand inflow processes that drive its overall evolution, and to compare our Galactic nucleus to other galaxies' nuclei. A main point of contention is the…

The structures and dynamics of the interstellar medium are governed by a combination of self-gravity, external gravity, and various sources of ordered and random motions on different spatial scales. This paper uses ALMA CO (3-2)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-27 Liam M. Wang , Jiayi Sun , Yu-Hsuan Teng , Eric W. Koch , Sanghyuk Moon , Elias Oakes , Erik Rosolowsky

[Abridged] The [CII] 158um line is an important tool for understanding the life cycle of interstellar matter. Ionized carbon is present in a variety of phases of the interstellar medium, including the diffuse ionized medium, warm and cold…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-15 Jorge L. Pineda , William D. Langer , Thangasamy Velusamy , Paul F. Goldsmith

The Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) is the largest reservoir of dense molecular gas in the Galaxy and is heavily obscured in the optical and near-IR. We present an overview of the far-IR dust continuum, where the molecular clouds are revealed,…

We present high-angular-resolution (1".5 - 5") interferometer observations of the \co emission in the central region of the SA(s)c galaxy NGC 4254. The observations were obtained using the Nobeyama Millimeter-wave Array (NMA) during the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Yoshiaki Sofue , Jin Koda , Hiroyuki Nakanishi , Makoto Hidaka

Combining HI data from the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey~(CGPS) and CO data from the Milky Way Imaging Scroll Painting (MWISP) project, we have identified a new segment of a spiral arm between Galactocentric radii of 15 and 19~kpc that…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-23 Yan Sun , Ye Xu , Ji Yang , Fa Cheng Li , Xin Yu Du , Shao Bo Zhang , Xin Zhou

Revealing the 3D dynamics of HII regions and their associated molecular clouds is important for understanding the longstanding problem as to how stellar feedback affects the density structure and kinematics of the interstellar medium. We…