Near-infrared line and radio continuum imaging of the Circinus galaxy
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Astrophysics, Nuclear Physics Building, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH School of Physics and Space Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia Department of Physics and Astronomy, Leicester University, Leicester LE1 7RH Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO Radiophysics Laboratory, PO Box 76, Epping NSW 2121, Australia
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