Detection of Ionized Neon in the Galactic Centre

Authors:
  • DADavid K. Aitken
    David K. Aitken
  • BJBarbara Jones
    Barbara Jones
  • JPJames M. Penman
    James M. Penman
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Abstract
Observations are reported of the 12.8 µ Ne II fine structure line from the galactic centre source Sgr A(West). These observations confirm the thermal nature of the source and indicate that in this region the neon abundance is approximately normal, and the gas to dust ratio is very large.