Density structure of the interstellar medium and the star formation rate in galactic disks

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 660, Issue 1 I, 2007, Pages 276-287

  Wada, Keiichi ^a,c   Norman, Colin A ^b,d  

^a NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

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

Author keywords

Galaxies: starburst; ISM: kinematics and dynamics; ISM: structure; Methods: numerical

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249048248     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513002     Document Type: Article

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