One-kpc Expanding Cylinder of HI-Gas around the Galactic Center

TL;DR

This paper reports the discovery of a large, expanding HI gas cylinder around the Galactic Center, characterized by specific dimensions, velocity, and mass, likely driven by a high-velocity wind.

Contribution

It presents the first identification and detailed analysis of a 1-kpc expanding HI gas cylinder around the Galactic Center, suggesting a wind-driven origin.

Findings

Cylinder radius: 1 kpc

Expansion velocity: 150 km/s

Mass: 8.5 x 10^5 solar masses

Abstract

We report the discovery of an expanding cylinder of HI gas of radius 1 kpc and vertical extent 800 pc by analyzing the 21-cm line survey data from the literature. The cylinder is expanding at 150 km s$^{-1}$ and rotating at 100 km s$^{-1}$, and is interpreted as due to a high-velocity conical wind at $\sim 180$ km s$^{-1}$ from the Galactic Center. The total mass of the cylinder is estimated to be $\sim 8.5\times 10^5 M_\odot$ and kinetic energy $\sim 3\times 10^{53}$ ergs.