Molecular gas, kinematics, and OB star formation in the spiral arms of the southern milky way

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 641, Issue 2 I, 2006, Pages 938-948

  Luna, A ^a,b   Bronfman, L ^b   Carrasco, L ^a   May, J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ASTROFÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Galaxy: kinematics and dynamics; Galaxy: structure; ISM: molecules; Stars: formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745328123     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/500163     Document Type: Article

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