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The galactic center radio lobe — A cosmic jet in our galaxy?

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The galactic center radio lobe found in the radio continuum is interpreted as due to a channeled exhaust of material perpendicular to the galactic plane driven by an activity in the nuclear region. A common characteristic of the lobe to extragalactic more energetic jets is pointed out.

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  1. Nobeyama Radio Observatory, Minamimaki, Nagano, Japan

    Y. Sofue & T. Handa

  2. Dept. Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

    I. Suwa & Y. Fukui

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Sofue, Y., Handa, T., Suwa, I. et al. The galactic center radio lobe — A cosmic jet in our galaxy?. Astrophys Space Sci 118, 370–374 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00651151

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