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Paper: The Face-on View of the Milky Way: Gas Dynamics in the COBE NIR Bulge and Disk
Volume: 182, Galaxy Dynamics: A Rutgers Symposium
Page: 321
Authors: Englmaier, Peter; Gerhard, Ortwin
Abstract: We report simulations of the gas flow in the gravitational potential of the COBE NIR bulge and disk. These models lead to four-armed spiral structure between co-rotation of the bar and the Sun, in agreement with the observed spiral arm tangents. The 3-kpc-arm is identified with one of the arms emanating from the ends of the bar.
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