The Properties of the Galactic Bar Implied by Gas Kinematics in the Inner Milky Way
The Properties of the Galactic Bar Implied by Gas Kinematics in the Inner Milky Way
Longitude-velocity (l-V) diagrams of H I and CO gas in the inner Milky Way have long been known to be inconsistent with circular motion in an axisymmetric potential. Several lines of evidence suggest that the Galaxy is barred, and gas flow in a barred potential could be consistent with the …