Evidence for the large-scale dissociation of molecular gas in the inner spiral arms of M81

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 487, Issue 1 PART I, 1997, Pages 171-181

  Allen, R J ^a,c   Knapen, J H ^b   Bohlin, R ^a   Stecher, T P ^a  

^a AURA for the European Space Agency   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: Individual: M81; Galaxies: Ism; Infrared: Galaxies; Ism: Clouds; Ism: Molecules; Radio lines: Galaxies

Indexed keywords

EID: 21944442809     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/304590     Document Type: Article

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