Mean tangent Longit.:

283˚

310˚

328˚

338˚

346˚

018˚

030˚

050˚

At Gal. radius (kpc):

8.0

6.3

4.5

3.2

2.5

2.8

4.2

6.3

Chemical Tracer:

Vrad in Carina arm

(km/s)

Vrad in Crux- Centaurus arm

(km/s)

Vrad in Normal arm

(km/s)

Vrad in Start of Perseus arm

(km/s)

Vrad in start of sagittarius arm

(km/s)

Vrad in Start of Norma arm

(km/s)

Vrad in Scutum arm (km/s)

Vrad in Sagittarius arm

(km/s)

Blue group:

12CO at 8'

−8.8

−46.6

−97.6

−126.7

−136

+125

+95.0

+55.3

[CII] at 80"

−106 (d)

−120 (e)

[CII] at 12"

+114 (b)

HI atom

−9

−44

−79

HII complex

+100.0

+61

13CO

−35

−85

−115

+95.0

+60

Blue mean radial vel.:

−9 ± 5

−42 ± 5

−92 ± 5

−121 ± 5

−136 ± 5

+125 ± 5

+101 ± 5

+59 ± 5

Orange group:

[CII] at 80"

−99 (f)

−127 (g)

[Cii] at 12"

+115©

Warm 12CO cores

95

60

Masers

+10

−56.5

−102

−106.7

−120

+105

+100.8

+65.5

Orange mean radial vel.:

+10 ± 5

−56 ± 5

−101 ± 5

−117 ± 5

−120 ± 5

+105 ± 5

+104 ± 5

+63 ± 5

Orange-Blue radial vel.:

+19 ± 5

−14 ± 5

−9 ± 5

+4 ± 5

+16 ± 5

−20 ± 5

+3 ± 5

+4 ± 5

Masers –12CO radial vel

+19 ± 5

−10 ± 5

−4 ± 5

+4 ± 5

+16 ± 5

−20 ± 5

+6 ± 5

+10 ± 5