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Masses, luminosities and dynamics of galactic molecular clouds
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Solomon, P. M. Rivolo, A. R. Sage, L. J. Barrett, J. W. Mooney, T. J. |
| Copyright Year | 1987 |
| Description | Star formation in galaxies takes place in molecular clouds and the Milky Way is the only galaxy in which it is possible to resolve and study the physical properties and star formation activity of individual clouds. The masses, luminosities, dynamics, and distribution of molecular clouds, primarily giant molecular clouds in the Milky Way are described and analyzed. The observational data sets are the Massachusetts-Stony Brook CO Galactic Plane Survey and the IRAS far IR images. The molecular mass and infrared luminosities of glactic clouds are then compared with the molecular mass and infrared luminosities of external galaxies. |
| File Size | 1069885 |
| Page Count | 23 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870014837 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5hb4162v |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1987-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrophysics Galactic Structure Boundary Value Problems Star Formation Stellar Mass Molecular Clouds Emission Spectra Statistical Distributions Astronomical Models Milky Way Galaxy Space Observations From Earth Infrared Astronomy Satellite Stellar Luminosity Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
