edited by J. Audouze, J. Lequeux, M. Lévy, A. Vidal-Madjar.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Dordrecht :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer Netherlands,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1983.
SERIES
Series Title
NATO ASI Series, Series C: Mathematical and Physical Sciences,
Volume Designation
110
ISSN of Series
1389-2185 ;
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
General Introduction to the Diffuse Interstellar Medium; Radio Observations -- Absorption Line Spectroscopy of the Interstellar Medium -- Stellar Winds and Their Interaction with the Interstellar Medium -- Supernovae and Supernova Remnants -- Interstellar Helium and Deuterium -- Nucleosynthesis and Chemical Evolution of Galaxies -- Dynamics and Energetics of the Interstellar Medium -- Optical and IR Emission Lines -- Review of Atomic Physics as Applied to the Diffuse Interstellar Medium.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
The study of the interstellar medium is certainly one of the most recently developed astrophysical topics. Indeed, to understand the physical status of this medium, one should observe it at every wavelength, especially in radio and in the ranges which are only accessible from space such as Infra Red, X and gammas. Thanks to many new observations we now know that interstellar gas is quite inhomogeneous, since it is made from relatively cold and dense phases (interstellar clouds), surrounded by a relatively hot and tenuous medium. The summer school which took place from September 1 to 16 at the Institut d'Etudes Scientifiques of Cargese, and from which this book originates, was devoted to the analysis of this second diffuse, hot and tenuous component. The eleven sets of lectures which were presented at this school constitute the chapters of this book. They review different aspects (observations, determination of the physical properties and evolution) of this diffuse medium. In the first chapter, J. Lequeux (Marseille Observatory) introduces the study of the diffuse interstellar medium which plays a major role in galactic evolution. His contribution provides some historical references on this subject, such as a copious bibliography on the analysis and observations of the interstellar medium.
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9789400971851
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Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Diffuse Matter in Galaxies, Cargèse, France, September 1-16, 1982