The atomic-to-molecular transition in galaxies. I. an analytic approximation for photodissociation fronts in finite clouds

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 689, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 856-882

  Krumholz, Mark R ^a,b   Mckee, Christopher F ^c   Tumlinson, Jason ^d,e  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NASA Hubble Fellowship Program   (United States)

Author keywords

ISM: Clouds; ISM: Molecules; Molecular processes; Radiative transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149112850     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/592490     Document Type: Article

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