The interstellar medium in external galaxies: Summaries of contributed papers

Conference · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6101664

Hollenbach, D J; Thronson, Jr, H A

The Second Wyoming Conference entitled, The interstellar medium in external galaxies, was held on July 3 to 7, 1989, to discuss the current understanding of the interstellar medium in external galaxies and to analyze the basic physical processes underlying interstellar phenomena. The papers covered a broad range of research on the gas and dust in external galaxies and focused on such topics as the distribution and morphology of the atomic, molecular, and dust components; the dynamics of the gas and the role of the magnetic field in the dynamics; elemental abundances and gas depletions in the atomic and ionized components; cooling flows; star formation; the correlation of the nonthermal radio continuum with the cool component of the interstellar medium; the origin and effect of hot galactic halos; the absorption line systems seen in distant quasars; and the effect of galactic collisions.

• Research Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moffett Field, CA (USA). Ames Research Center
• OSTI ID: 6101664
• Report Number(s): N-91-14100; NASA-CP--3084; A--90075; NAS--1.55:3084; CONF-8907237--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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