The Galactic centre G+0.633-0.0604 molecular cloud: A new astrochemical gold mine: I. Gas physical properties

arXiv:2607.01481 · astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.SR · Submitted 2026-07-01 · Read on arXiv

Departamento de Física de la Tierra y Astrofísica, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain · Centro de Astrobiología · Centro de Astrobiología · Center for Astrochemical Studies, Max-Planck-Institute für extraterrestrische Physik, Garching bei München, Germany · Joint ALMA Observatory, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile · Centro de Astrobiología · Star and Planet Formation Laboratory, Pioneering Research Institute

astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.SR

Submitted: 2026-07-01

Updated: 2026-09-17

Comments: 20 pages, 11 figures, 8 tables, 6 appendix - Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Abundance — 12× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Galactic Centre — 12× in this paper
• APEX — 8× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Trace — 6× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Core — 3× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Anti-correlation — 2× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• In the Central Molecular Zone — 2× in this paper
• Stellar Feedback — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Alignment — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Calibration — 1× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• Consistency — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Velocity Dispersion — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Young Stellar Object — 1× in this paper

Sources

• Aromatic rings in the Central Molecular Zone: Benzonitrile

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