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人马座A东星周围H_2辐射的三维观测--Ⅰ.银河系中央10秒差距的结构

Three-Dimensional Observations of H_2 Emission around Sgr A East - I. Structure in the Central 10 Parsecs of Our Galaxy

Sungho Lee, Soojong Pak, Minho Choi, Christopher J. Davis, T. R. Geballe, Robeson M. Herrnstein, Paul T. P. Ho, Y. C. Minh, Sang-Gak Lee

摘要:

我们在银河系中心10秒差距内的四个区域获得了H_2 v=1-0 S(1)(λ = 2.1218 μ m)发射线的速度分辨谱,其角分辨率为2角秒角分辨率(或空间分辨率为0.08秒差距),这些区域是类超新星遗迹Sgr A East与分子云碰撞的区域。为了研究中心重要气体组分之间的运动学、物理学和位置关系,我们将H_2数据立方体与以前发表的NH_3数据进行了比较。Sgr A East的投影相互作用边界被确定为椭圆,其中心偏移Sgr A* 1.5 pc,尺寸为10.8 pc X 7.6 pc。这个H_2边界比同步辐射壳层大,但与被认为是跟踪人马座A东激波阵面的尘埃环一致。由于Sgr A East将冲击驱动到其附近的分子云中,因此我们可以使用冲击方向作为指示器来确定它们的位置关系。因此,我们提出了一个中央10 pc三维结构的修正模型。Sgr A East与周围所有分子物质(包括环核盘和南部流光)之间的实际接触,使得Sgr A* 进入核和进食的假设非常可能。

英文摘要:

We have obtained velocity-resolved spectra of the H_2 v=1-0 S(1) (lambda = 2.1218 micron) emission line at 2 arcsec angular resolution (or 0.08 pc spatial resolution) in four regions within the central 10 pc of the Galaxy where the supernova-like remnant Sgr A East is colliding with molecular clouds. To investigate the kinematic, physical, and positional relationships between the important gaseous components in the center, we compared the H_2 data cube with previously published NH_3 data. The projected interaction-boundary of Sgr A East is determined to be an ellipse with its center offset 1.5 pc from Sgr A* and dimensions of 10.8 pc X 7.6 pc. This H_2 boundary is larger than the synchrotron emission shell but consistent with the dust ring which is believed to trace the shock front of Sgr A East. Since Sgr A East is driving shocks into its nearby molecular clouds, we can determine their positional relationships using the shock directions as indicators. As a result, we suggest a revised model for the three-dimensional structure of the central 10 pc. The actual contact between Sgr A East and all of the surrounding molecular material, including the circum-nuclear disk and the southern streamer, makes the hypothesis of infall into the nucleus and feeding of Sgr A* very likely.

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