Molecular Gas in the Galactic Center Region II. Gas mass and N(H_2)/I(^12CO) conversion based on a C^18O(J = 1 -> 0) Survey

G. Dahmen, S. Huettemeister, T. L. Wilson +1

The large scale structure and physics of molecular gas in the Galactic center region is discussed based on the analysis of a 9' resolution survey of the Galactic center region in t…