Deficit of Far-Infrared [CII] Line Emission toward the Galactic Center

Takao Nakagawa, Yasuo Doi, Yukari Yamashita Yui +5

We have observed the [CII] 158 micron line emission from the Galactic plane (-10 deg < l < 25 deg, |b| <= 3 deg) with the Balloon-borne Infrared Carbon Explorer (BICE). The observe…