The far-infrared spectrum of the core of Sagittarius B2

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Sep 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977apj...216..404e&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 216, Sept. 1, 1977, p. 404-407.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Far Infrared Radiation, Infrared Astronomy, Infrared Spectra, Nebulae, Astronomical Models, Cosmic Dust, Michelson Interferometers, Radio Sources (Astronomy), Thermal Emission

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A Michelson interferometer aboard NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory has been used to measure the spectrum of Sgr B2 from 40 to 200 kaysers with 5-kayser resolution in a 1.4-arcmin beam. The measured spectrum is smooth and featureless with a broad maximum at about 85 kaysers. The data can be fitted analytically with a model corresponding to thermal emission by a uniform sla of dust filling the beam, with an average temperature of approximately 32 K, an optical depth at 100 microns of about 1.6, and a spectral index of the dust emissivity about 1.5. The absence of features implies either that the source is optically thick or that the emission spectrum of the individual grains is smooth in the passband. The possible physical significance of this model is discussed.

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