Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990stin...9028466s&link_type=abstract
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Cosmic Gases, Cosmic Rays, Far Infrared Radiation, Galaxies, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Gamma Rays, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Molecular Clouds, Surveys, Correlation, Destruction, Images, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Stars
Scientific paper
Using the results of gamma-ray, millimeter wave and far infrared surveys of the galaxy, one can derive a logically consistent picture of the large scale distribution of galactic gas and cosmic rays, one tied to the overall processes of stellar birth and destruction on a galactic scale. Using the results of the IRAS far-infrared survey of the galaxy, the large scale radial distribution of galactic far-infrared emission were obtained independently for both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere sides of the Galaxy. It was found that the dominant feature in these distributions to be a broad peak coincident with the 5 kpc molecular gas cloud ring. Also found was evidence of spiral arm features. Strong correlations are evident between the large scale galactic distributions of far infrared emission, gamma-ray emission and total CO emission. There is a particularly tight correlation between the distribution of warm molecular clouds and far-infrared emission on a galactic scale.
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