Far-infrared observations of Sagittarius A - The luminosity and dust density in the central parsec of the Galaxy

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Jul 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982apj...258..135b&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 258, July 1, 1982, p. 135-142.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Far Infrared Radiation, Galactic Nuclei, Gas Density, Luminous Intensity, Milky Way Galaxy, Radio Sources (Astronomy), Astronomical Photometry, Cosmic Dust, Emission Spectra, Gas Ionization, High Resolution, Hydrogen Clouds, Interstellar Matter, Particle Size Distribution, Stellar Evolution, Surface Properties, Ultraviolet Radiation

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Far-infrared observations of the central 4 arcmin of the Galaxy with 30-arcsec resolution made simultaneously at 30 microns, 50 microns, and 100 microns are presented. The 30-micron radiation peaks strongly at the position of the galactic center, as determined from the 2-micron surface brightness and the density of ionized gas. The 50- and 100-micron emission is much more extended along the plane and shows two emission lobes, one on either side of the 30-micron peak. At the position of the galactic center itself there is a local minimum in the 100-micron surface brightness. It is concluded that the dust density decreases inward over the central few parsecs of the Galaxy and that the dust density in the central parsec is so low that optical and ultraviolet radiation freely traverses this region. The total luminosity of the sources heating the dust which radiates the far-infrared emission from the central few parsecs is deduced to be between 1 x 10 to the 7th and 3 x 10 to the 7th solar luminosities.

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