Abstract
We present a new face-on map of dense neutral atomic hydrogen (i) gas in the outer Galaxy. Our map has been produced from the Leiden/Argentine/Bonn i 21 cm line all-sky survey by finding intensity maxima along every line of sight and then by projecting them on the Galactic plane. The resulting face-on map strikingly reveals the complex spiral structure beyond the solar circle, which is characterized by a mixture of distinct long arcs of i concentrations and numerous “interarm” features. The comparison with more conventional spiral tracers confirms the nature of those long arc structures as spiral arms. Our map shows that the i spiral structure in the outer Galaxy is well described by a four-arm spiral model (pitch angle of ) with some deviations, and gives a new insight into identifying i features associated with individual arms.
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