Atlas of Galactic Neutral Hydrogen

by Dap Hartmann, W. Butler Burton, W. Butler Burton

Book Overview

The authors measured atomic hydrogen, the principal component of the interstellar medium in the Milky Way, over a five-year period using the 25-meter radio telescope of the Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy. Displayed in several projections, each map corresponds to a particular velocity interval; separation by velocity roughly corresponds to separation by distance, or by energetics. The Leiden/Dwingeloo survey covers the entire sky...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521283124
• ISBN13: 9780521283120
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 11.7"