Molecular Gas in the Galactic Halo and Beyond

Details Molecular Gas in the Galactic Halo and Beyond Molecular Gas in the Galactic Halo and Beyond

2001-09-12

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0109191v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

6 pages, 1 figure; To be published in the Proceedings of the Meeting on Gaseous Matter in Galactic and Intergalactic Space, XV

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I review recent observations of molecular gas in the halo of the Milky Way and in the Magellanic Clouds. Far-ultraviolet absorption line studies of molecular hydrogen (H_2) with ORFEUS and FUSE have unveiled the presence of a diffuse molecular hydrogen component in intermediate- and high-velocity clouds in the Galactic halo. Although the number of measurements is still quite small, the data suggests that diffuse H_2 in the halo exists only in clouds that contain a sufficient amount of heavy elements and dust, on whose surface the H_2 formation proceeds most efficiently. The implications of these observations for our understanding of the Milky Way halo are discussed.

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