The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society (천문학회보)
- Volume 40 Issue 1
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- Pages.41.3-41.3
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- 2015
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- 1226-2692(pISSN)
Streaming Gas Clouds associated with the Circumnuclear Disk (CND) of our Galactic Center
Abstract
The supermassive black hole (SMBH) of our Galactic Center is surrounded by the circumnuclear disk (CND) in the radii of about 2-3 pc. New data from the Submillimeter Array and Green Bank Telescope clearly reveal the irregular and clumpy structures of the CND and its surroundings which may be a dynamically evolving integrated system. The CND seems to be the convergence of the various gas streamers inflowing, shaped mostly via local disturbances associated with, rather than a quasi-stationary stable structure.
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