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Central Molecular Zone

The Central Molecular Zone is a distinct region of intense molecular gas concentration and heightened star formation activity located in the inner few hundred parsecs of the Milky Way Galaxy, distinguished from other galactic molecular complexes by its extreme physical conditions, including high gas densities, temperatures, and turbulent velocities, within the broader context of galactic nuclei environments.

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THE GALACTIC CENTER ENVIRONMENT

M. Morris, Eugene Serabyn · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 1996 · 943 citations

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A 100 pc ELLIPTICAL AND TWISTED RING OF COLD AND DENSE MOLECULAR CLOUDS REVEALED BY <i>HERSCHEL</i> AROUND THE GALACTIC CENTER

S. Molinari, John Bally, A. Noriega‐Crespo et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Letters · 2011 · 363 citations · Full text

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Variations in the Galactic star formation rate and density thresholds for star formation

Steven N. Longmore, John Bally, L. Testi et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2012 · 352 citations · Full text

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What controls star formation in the central 500 pc of the Galaxy?

J. M. Diederik Kruijssen, Steven N. Longmore, Bruce G. Elmegreen et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2014 · 290 citations · Full text

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The dynamical evolution of molecular clouds near the Galactic Centre – I. Orbital structure and evolutionary timeline

J. M. Diederik Kruijssen, J. E. Dale, Steven N. Longmore · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2014 · 240 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JM
    J. M. Diederik Kruijssen

    Heidelberg University, Germany

    27 publications · 2.5K citations

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  2. SN
    Steven N. Longmore

    Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom

    22 publications · 2.2K citations

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  3. CB
    Cara Battersby

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    21 publications · 1.8K citations

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  4. AG
    Adam Ginsburg

    National Radio Astronomy Observatory, United States

    17 publications · 818 citations

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  5. TP
    T. Pillai

    Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, Germany

    14 publications · 739 citations

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343

  1. Heidelberg University

    Heidelberg, Germany

    31 h-index

    76 publications

    4.7K citations

  2. Liverpool John Moores University

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    27 h-index

    50 publications

    4.1K citations

  3. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    25 h-index

    54 publications

    3.1K citations

  4. Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

    Bonn, Germany

    23 h-index

    67 publications

    4.6K citations

  5. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

    Mitaka-shi, Japan

    23 h-index

    49 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    22 h-index

    65 publications

    3.4K citations

  7. National Radio Astronomy Observatory

    Charlottesville, United States

    21 h-index

    45 publications

    2.9K citations

  8. Atacama Large Millimeter Submillimeter Array

    Santiago, Chile

    19 h-index

    25 publications

    1.4K citations

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  1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    45 publications · 3.3K citations

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  2. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 38 publications · 2.2K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    30 publications · 1.6K citations

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    12 publications · 851 citations

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