Molecular hydrogen beyond the optical edge of an isolated spiral galaxy

Nature

Volumn 432, Issue 7015, 2004, Pages 369-371

  Braine, Jonathan ^a   Herpin, Fabrice ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GALAXIES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

DENSITY WAVES; MOLECULAR CLOUDS; MOLECULAR HYDROGEN;

HYDROGEN;

CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROGEN;

HYDROGEN;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CLOUD; DENSITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SPECIES EXTINCTION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ASTRONOMY; CARBON MONOXIDE; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROGEN;

EID: 9244243708     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature03054     Document Type: Article

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