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1999 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Far-Infrared Spectroscopic Study of Interstellar Medium and Star-formation Rate in the Galactic Center

Research Project

Project/Area Number 09440093
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Astronomy
Research InstitutionThe Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Principal Investigator

NAKAGAWA Takao  ISAS, Space Astrophysics, Professor, 宇宙圏研究系, 教授 (20202210)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KANEDA Hidehiro  ISAS, Space Astrophysics, Research Fellow, 宇宙圏研究系, 教授 (30301724)
MURAKAMI Hiroshi  ISAS, Space Astrophysics, Professor, 宇宙圏研究系, 教授 (40135299)
MATSUMOTO Toshio  ISAS, Space Astrophysics, Professor, 宇宙圏研究系, 教授 (60022696)
KAWADA Mitsunobu  Nagoya Univ. Department of Physics, Lecturer, 大学院・理学研究科, 講師 (50280558)
SHIBAI Hiroshi  Nagoya Univ. Department of Physics, Professor, 大学院・理学研究科, 教授 (70154234)
Project Period (FY) 1997 – 1999
KeywordsGalactic Center / Far-Infrared Spectroscopy / Far-Infrared [CII] line / balloon-borne telescope / Star-Formation Rate / Photo-dissociation Region / Inter Stellar Matter / Inter Stellar Radiation Field
Research Abstract

We made large-scale survey observations of the far-infrared [CII] spectral line from the Galactic plane, and found that the [CII] line is anomalously weak toward the Galactic center. We attribute this weakness to the soft interstellar radiation field in the Galactic center region. If it is the case, our observations suggest that the current star-formation rate in the Galactic center region is relatively low.
In order to check the above suggestion, we planned high spatial observations of the [CII] line emission from the Galactic center using the TIFR (TATA Institute of Fundamental Research, India) 1m balloon-borne telescope, and made the first observation with this system successfully during the campaign in 1999. We could not observe the Galactic center in this campaign, but we are now planning to observe the region on the basis of the experience gained during this campaign.
We also observed the Galactic center region with the space-borne telescope ISO (infrared Space Observatory). Although we could not observe the whole region, we could cover the whole far-infrared region spectroscopically, and this observation is complement with balloon-borne observations.
We also made theoretical calculations of far-infrared emission from photo-dissociation regions to interpret the above observations.

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All Publications (10 results)

  • [Publications] Takako Nakagawa,Kenji Mochizuki,Haruyuki Okuda, Yukari Y. Yui, Yasuo Doi, Hiroshi Shibai, Tetsuo Nishimura, and frank J. Low: "Far-Infrared[CII]Line Emission from the Galaxy and Large Magellanic Cloud"Star formation 1999. 24-27 (1999)

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  • [Publications] T. Nakagawa, T. Nagata, H. Okuda, T. R. Gaballe, H. Shiabi, H. Matsuhara, Y. Kobayashi: "Gaseous CO Absorption toward the Objects Near the Galactic Center, in Diffuse Infrared Radiation and the IRTS"Astoronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series. 124. 291-295 (1997)

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  • [Publications] T. Nakagawa, Y. Y.Yui, Y. Doi, H. Okusda, H. Shibai, K. Mochizuki, T. Nishimura, and F. J. Low: "Far-Infrared[CII]Line survey Observations of the galactic Plane"Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 115. 259-269 (1998)

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  • [Publications] K. Mochizuki,and Takao Nakagawa: "Photon-dominated region Models for Global Properties of the Galaxy"The Astrophysical journal. 535. 118-138 (2000)

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  • [Publications] S. Arimura, H. Shibai, M. Kawada, A. Ito, M. Tanaka, T. Nakagawa, M.Narita, H. Kaneda, M. Tanaka, T. Tohya, S. Makiuti, Y. Okamura, Y. Doi, H. Okuda, T. N. Reagarajan: "New balloon-borne telescope for Far-Infrared astronomy"SPIE Proceedings. 4014(印刷中).

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  • [Publications] Takao Nakagawa, Kenji Mochizuki, Haruyuki Okuda, Yukari Y. Yui, Yasuo Doi, Hiroshi Shibai, Tetsuo Nishimura, and Frank J. Low: "Far-infrared [CII] Line Emission from the Galaxy and the Large Magellanic Cloud"Star Formation. 1999. 24-27 (1999)

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  • [Publications] T.Nakagawa, T.Nagata, H.Okuda, T.R.Geballe, H.Shibai, H.Matsuhara, Y.Kobayashi: "Gaseous CO Absorption toward the Objects Near the Galactic Center, in Diffuse Infrared Radiation and the IRTS"Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series. 124. 291-295 (1997)

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  • [Publications] T.Nakagawa, Y.Y.Yui, Y.Doi, H.Okuda, H.Shibai, K.Mochizuki, T.Nishimura, and F.J.Low: "Far-Infrared [CII] Line Survey Observations of the Galactic Plane"Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 115. 259-269 (1998)

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  • [Publications] K.Mochizuki, and Takao Nakagawa: "Photon-Dominated region Models for Global Properties of the Galaxy"The Astrophysical journal. 535. 118-138 (2000)

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  • [Publications] S.Arimura, H.Shibai, M.Kawada, A.Ito, M.Tanaka, T.Nakagawa, M.Narita, H.Kaneda, M.Tanaka, T.Tohya, S.Makiuti, Y.Okamura, Y.Doi, H.Okuda, T.N.Rengarajan: "New balloon-borne telescope for far-infrared astronomy"SPIE Proceedings. 4014(in press).

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Published: 2001-10-23  

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