Far infrared continuum emission from the galactic center

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Far Infrared Radiation, Galactic Radiation, Infrared Astronomy, Milky Way Galaxy, Cosmic Dust, Galactic Nuclei, Galactic Structure, Luminosity, Space Plasmas

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High angular resolution observations of the Galactic center from the Kuiper Airborne Observatory are discussed. The results of multi-wavelength mapping reveal that the 30 micron distribution shows a single peak which lies between two emission lobes seen at the longer wavelengths. The 30 micron emission is known from ground-based measurements to peak at the galactic center. The far-infrared color temperature and luminosity also peak at the position of the galactic center, and the observations show a strong temperature gradient away from the galactic center in all directions. Consideration of these data leads to the conclusion that the dust density decreases inward over the central 3 pc of the Galaxy, and that the central parsec of the Galaxy is remarkably devoid of dust, so that optical and ultraviolet photons may traverse it freely. The inferred total luminosity of the sources that heat the dust radiating the far-infrared emission from the central few pc of the Galaxy is 1 to 3 x to the 7th power L(Sun). It is probable that these same sources are responsible for ionizing the plasma at the galactic center.

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