On the dynamical and physical state of the "diffuse ionized medium" in nearby spiral galaxies

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 491, Issue 1 PART I, 1997, Pages 114-133

  Wang, Jing ^a   Heckman, Timothy M ^b   Lehnert, Matthew D ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c KITT PEAK NATIONAL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: ISM; Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Galaxies: spiral; H II regions

Indexed keywords

EID: 21944454204     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/304942     Document Type: Article

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