Large-scale distribution of interstellar matter in the central region of our Galaxy

被引：4
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作者：
Ferriere, K. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Toulouse, Lab Astrophys Toulouse Tarbes, CNRS, F-31400 Toulouse, France
来源：
ASTRONOMISCHE NACHRICHTEN | 2008年 / 329卷 / 9-10期
关键词：
Galaxy: bulge; Galaxy: center; ISM: general; ISM: structure;
D O I：
10.1002/asna.200811054
中图分类号：
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号：
0704 ;
摘要：
In this paper, we review the present observational knowledge on the physical properties and the large-scale spatial distribution of interstellar matter in the central region of our Galaxy, out to a distance of 3 kpc from the Galactic center. We mainly focus on the interstellar gas, which contains similar to 98 % of the total interstellar mass, leaving the remaining similar to 2% to interstellar dust. In a second step, we present a global model of the interstellar gas distribution, which incorporates the relevant results of a vast number of observational studies as well as those of numerical simulations of gas flows in the gravitational potential of a barred galaxy. (C) 2008 WILEY-VCH Veriag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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页码：992 / 997
页数：6
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