Quantifying the anisotropic density structure of the Central Molecular Zone -- a 2D correlation function approach

Xiu-Yu Cai, Guang-Xing Li, Lei Qian

The Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) is a ring-like structure sitting at the center of the Milky Way. Using the 870 $\mu$m continuum map from the APEX Telescope Large Area Survey of the…