Kinetic temperatures in three Galactic Center molecular clouds are revised to 84-95 K using additional formaldehyde lines, indicating combined cosmic-ray and turbulent heating rather than extreme values from prior studies.
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What Heats the Dense Gas in the Galactic Center?
Kinetic temperatures in three Galactic Center molecular clouds are revised to 84-95 K using additional formaldehyde lines, indicating combined cosmic-ray and turbulent heating rather than extreme values from prior studies.