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Atomic and molecular data for interstellar studies: a status report
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Cardelli, Jason A. Federman, Steven R. |
| Copyright Year | 1996 |
| Description | Most interstellar species have a large fraction of their electronic transitions at far ultraviolet wavelengths. Observations at these wavelengths reveal spectra rich in absorption lines seen against the continuum of a background source, such as a hot star in our Galaxy, a supernova in a nearby galaxy, or even a bright nucleus in an active galaxy. Most of the observations continue to be made with space-borne instruments, but recent work includes measurements of extragalactic material at large redshifts obtained at high resolution with large ground-based telescopes (e.g., the Keck Telescope). The combination of precise experimental oscillator strengths, large-scale computations, and astronomical spectra with high signal-to-noise ratios are yielding a set of self-consistent-values that span a range in strength in excess of 100 for more and more species. The large range is important for studies involving the different environments probed by the various background sources. This review highlights recent work on the atomic species. Si II, S I, and Fe II, and on the molecules, CO and C2. |
| File Size | 495005 |
| Page Count | 6 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19980018300 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6n062w5h |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1996-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrophysics Red Shift High Resolution Satellite-borne Instruments Supernovae Galaxies Data Acquisition Atoms Electron Transitions Molecules Ultraviolet Radiation Hot Stars Oscillator Strengths Telescopes Line Spectra Interstellar Matter Astronomy Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |