Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990nascp3071....5t&link_type=abstract
In NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, The Energetic Gamma-Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) Science Symposium p 5-17 (SEE N90-232
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Galactic Structure, Gamma Ray Observatory, Gamma Rays, Milky Way Galaxy, Molecular Clouds, Radio Astronomy, Gamma Ray Telescopes, Interstellar Gas, Molecular Gases, Populations, Radio Telescopes, Surveys
Scientific paper
The application of molecular radio astronomy to the study of the large-scale structure of the Galaxy is reviewed and the distribution and characteristic properties of the Galactic population of Giant Molecular Clouds (GMCs), derived primarily from analysis of the Columbia CO survey, and their relation to tracers of Population 1 and major spiral features are described. The properties of the local molecular interstellar gas are summarized. The CO observing programs currently underway with the Center for Astrophysics 1.2 m radio telescope are described, with an emphasis on projects relevant to future comparison with high-energy gamma-ray observations. Several areas are discussed in which high-energy gamma-ray observations by the EGRET (Energetic Gamma-Ray Experiment Telescope) experiment aboard the Gamma Ray Observatory will directly complement radio studies of the Milky Way, with the prospect of significant progress on fundamental issues related to the structure and content of the Galaxy.
Stacy John Gregory
Thaddeus Patrick
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