American Astronomical Society, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 1(770), p. L4, 2013
DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/770/1/l4
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We describe a population of small, high velocity, atomic hydrogen clouds, loops, and filaments found above and below the disk near the Galactic Center. The objects have a mean radius of 15 pc, velocity widths of $∼ 14$ km/s and are observed at $|z|$ heights up to 700 pc. The velocity distribution of the clouds shows no signature of Galactic rotation. We propose a scenario where the clouds are associated with an outflow from a central star-forming region at the Galactic Center. We discuss the clouds as entrained material traveling at $∼ 200$ km/s in a Galactic wind. ; Comment: Accepted for publication in Astrophysical Journal Letters