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2003ApJ...594..833M - Astrophys. J., 594, 833-843 (2003/September-2)

Loops, drips, and walls in the galactic chimney GSH 277+00+36.

McCLURE-GRIFFITHS N.M., DICKEY J.M., GAENSLER B.M. and GREEN A.J.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present new high-resolution H I images of the Galactic chimney GSH 277+00+36. The chimney is at a distance of ∼6.5 kpc, is more than 600 pc in diameter, and extends at least 1 kpc above and below the Galactic midplane. Using the Australia Telescope Compact Array and the Parkes Radiotelescope as part of the Southern Galactic Plane Survey, we have imaged the H I associated with this chimney, with a spatial resolution of ∼6 pc. These are among the highest spatial resolution images of an H I chimney. We find very narrow well-defined shell walls, a remarkably empty interior, and complex small-scale structures. The shell walls show a very steep reduction in emission at the interior edge and a more gradual decline toward the exterior. We suggest that this structure is characteristic of compression and may be used to distinguish stellar by-product shells from shell-like structures resulting from random turbulent motions. The shell and chimney walls also exhibit a great deal of small-scale structure, which we discuss in the context of hydrodynamic instabilities. We find that these structures are primarily cold gas with narrow line widths in the range 1.5-2.5 km/s.

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Journal keyword(s): Galaxy: Kinematics and Dynamics - Galaxy: Structure - ISM: Bubbles - ISM: Structure - Radio Lines: ISM

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