Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-05-11
Astrophys.J.647:1159-1169,2006
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
28 pages including 7 figures; accepted for publication in ApJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/505566
Using the NH\3 (6,6) transition, which samples dense ($\sim 10^{5}$) molecular gas with an energy above ground of 412 K, we find hot gas at high velocities (--142 to --210 km s$^{-1}$) associated with the central 2 pc of the Galactic center. This material may be either infalling gas due to shocks or tidal stripping, or possibly gas swept from the nuclear region. We identify two high-velocity features, which we call the Southern Runner and the Cap, and correlate these features with others detected in various molecular observations of the Galactic center. The characteristic linewidths of the Southern Runner and Cap, 10 -- 15 \kms, are similar to those of other hot Galactic center clouds. The estimated H$_{2}$ masses of these clouds are 4$\times 10^{3}$ M$\sol$ and 2$\times 10^{3}$ M$\sol$, consistent with the masses of the western streamer and northern ridge, NH\3 (6,6) emission features detected within the central 10 pc at lower velocities. Three possible explanations for this emission are discussed assuming that they lie at the Galactic center, including sweeping by the supernova remnant Sgr A East, infall and/or shock from the circumnuclear disk (CND), and stripping from the central rotating low-velocity NH\3 (6,6) cloud.
Donovan Jennifer L.
Herrnstein Robeson McGary
Ho Paul T. P.
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