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The nucleus of our Galaxy

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Genzel, R, Hollenbach, D, Townes, C H·1994·Reports on Progress in Physics
DOI 10.1088/0034-4885/57/5/001
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The subject of this review is the central 100 parsecs of our Galaxy, with a strong focus on the central few parsecs. Observations of the electromagnetic spectrum over 13 orders of magnitude in wavelength show a broad range of phenomena involving a number of physical processes. We discuss the stellar and interstellar components, the importance of magnetic and gravitational forces, the evidence for stellar formation and a central massive black hole, and the origin and nature of ionization, outflows and interstellar gas dynamics.

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Authors
Genzel, R., Hollenbach, D., & Townes, C. H.
Affiliations
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (DE)
ORCID
Venue
Reports on Progress in Physics
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Published
1994-05-01
Volume
57
Issue
5
Pages
417-479
ISSN
  • 0034-4885 (ISSN-L)
  • 1361-6633
DOI
10.1088/0034-4885/57/5/001
OpenAlex
W2104012283
Cited by
200
References
214
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 2
FWCI
22.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
Reports on Progress in Physics (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Keywords
galactic nuclei, Milky Way center, central parsec, stellar populations, interstellar medium, magnetic field, gravitational force, star formation, supermassive black holes, ionization, galactic outflows, interstellar gas dynamics

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