Exploring the central molecular zone of the Galaxy using spectroscopy of H3+ and CO

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 370, Issue 1978, 2012, Pages 5151-5161

  Geballe, T R ^a  

^a GEMINI OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Galactic centre; Interstellar medium; Interstellar medium: molecules

Indexed keywords

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IONIZATION OF GASES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOLECULES;

ABUNDANCE RATIOS; AT-SPEED; ENERGY LEVEL STRUCTURES; GALACTIC CENTRE; HIGHLY-IONIZED; INTERSTELLAR GAS; INTERSTELLAR MEDIUMS; IONIZATION RATES; MILKY WAYS; MOLECULAR CLOUDS; MOLECULAR GAS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONS; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES; WARM TEMPERATURES;

GALAXIES;

EID: 84867491104     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2012.0024     Document Type: Article

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