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In a region known for the abundance of dust and gas, which make strange structures never seen before? Not even scientists know how to explain.
It is another intriguing discovery of the soul telescope. These are strange filaments, whose origin is unknown, found in an abundant region in dust and gas molecules of our galaxy, Central molecular zone (ZMC).
“When we checked the soul images that show output flows, we notice that these Long and narrow filaments They were spatially removed from any star formation regions. Unlike any other object we know, These filaments surprised us. Since then, we’ve been thinking about what they are, ”says the astronomer Kai Yang.
Yang’s team then published in February a Astronomy & Astrophysics where it explains that these filaments were found by chance in Sio emission lines and eight other molecules.
“Our investigation contributes to the fascinating landscape of the Galactic Center by discovering these fine filaments as an important part of the circulation of Materiali,” says another author, Xing Lu.
“The high angular resolution and the extraordinary sensitivity of the soul were essential to detect these emissions of molecular lines associated with the fine filaments and to confirm that There is no association between these structures and the emissions of dust“It stressed Yichen Zhang, who also entered the study.
“Our discovery marks a significant advance by detecting these filaments on a much thinner scale of 0,01 parsec To mark the work surface of these shocks, ”he adds.
“SiO is currently the only molecule that detects exclusively shocks, and the Sio 5-4 rotational transition is only detectable in regions of shocks that have relatively high densities and high temperatures. This makes it a particularly valuable tool for Detect processes induced by shocks in the dense regions of CMZ ”.
Now the team tries to find out more about the origin of these bizarre cosmic filaments. Where do they come from and what do they do here?
