A theoretical explanation for the Central Molecular Zone asymmetry

It has been known for more than thirty years that the distribution of molecular gas in the innermost 300 parsecs of the Milky Way, the Central Molecular Zone, is strongly asymmetric. Indeed, approximately three quarters of molecular emission comes from positive longitudes, and only one quarter from...

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Main Authors: Sormani, M, Tress, R, Ridley, M, Glover, S, Klessen, R, Binney, J, Magorrian, S, Smith, R
Format: Journal article
Published: Oxford University Press 2017