Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Aug 1982
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Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters to the Editor, vol. 259, Aug. 15, 1982, p. L63-L66.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
132
Galactic Structure, Hydrogen Atoms, Interstellar Gas, Milky Way Galaxy, Galactic Rotation, Mass Distribution, Microwave Emission, Radio Sources (Astronomy)
Scientific paper
The H I in the outer Galaxy is reanalyzed using the CO rotation curve and the full latitude extent of the gas from the Weaver and Williams survey. Gas with a surface density not less than 0.1 solar mass/sq pc is found to a distance of 30 kpc from the center. Three distinct, well-defined spiral features of roughly constant surface density are seen, two of which extend at least 20-25 kpc along their length and can be traced to 20 kpc from the center. If they are logarithmic spirals, the major arms have a pitch angle of approximately 22-25 deg. A nearly circular radial corrugation is seen as a deviation from the large-scale warping at R = 11 kpc. The outermost parts of the Galaxy show a remarkable scalloping with a large azimuthal wavenumber (m = 10). The scale height of the gas shows an almost linear increase from the solar vicinity to R = 30 kpc. This increase implies that the large mass in the outer Galaxy implied by the rotation curve does not reside in the disk.
Blitz Leo
Heiles Carl
Kulkarni Sanjeev R.
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