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Using the infrared grating spectrometer FIGS on the Anglo-Australian Telescope we have mapped the inner parsec of the Galaxy. We used spectral resolutions of 1000 to observe He I λ2.058 and Brackett α, and 400 for complete K-band spectra.
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Allen, D.A., Hyland, A.R., Hillier, D.J., Bailey, J.A. (1989). The Stars that Power the Galactic Centre. In: Morris, M. (eds) The Center of the Galaxy. International Astronomical Union Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 136. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2362-1_72
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