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Record Nr.

UNISA996466816603316

Titolo

Molecular Clouds in the Milky Way and External Galaxies [[electronic resource] ] : Proceedings of a Symposium Held at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, November 2–4, 1987 / / edited by Robert L. Dickman, Ronald L. Snell, Judith S. Young

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1988

ISBN

3-540-46003-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 1988.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVI, 475 p.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 315

Disciplina

520

Soggetti

Observations, Astronomical

Astronomy—Observations

Astrophysics

Geophysics

Atoms

Physics

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Astrophysics and Astroparticles

Geophysics/Geodesy

Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Contents: Molecular Cloud Properties: Temperatures and Densities. Cloud Sizes and Masses. Magnetic Fields. Chemistry. Fragmentation and Structure. Star Formation and Outflows -- Molecular Clouds and Galactic Structure: Cloud Evolution. Galactic Surveys -- Extragalactic Studies: The Molecular Content of Galaxies. Spiral Structure -- Technical Avenues to the Future -- Subject Index -- Source Index -- Author Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The volume consists of up-to-date reviews and a selection of contributed papers on subjects including the structure and physical properties of molecular clouds, their role in the star formation process,



their dust and chemical properties, molecular cloud surveys of the Milky Way, cloud evolution, problems in cloud mass determinations (a panel discussion and review), the CO properties of external galaxies, nuclei of galaxies as revealed by molecular observations, and galactic spiral structure as reflected by molecular cloud distributions. The abstracts of poster papers on these topics presented at the conference are also included. This book is both a valuable reference and a compendium of current knowledge in this field. It should be of special interest to all students and researchers who work on the physics of star formation, the interstellar medium, molecular clouds and galactic structure.