The role of Lyman-alpha photons in the interstellar medium

Details The role of Lyman-alpha photons in the interstellar medium The role of Lyman-alpha photons in the interstellar medium

Nov 1976

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Nature, vol. 264, Nov. 4, 1976, p. 44, 45. Research supported by the Science Research Council.

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Interstellar Matter, Lyman Alpha Radiation, Photoelectric Emission, Radiant Flux Density, Radiant Heating, Electric Charge, Granular Materials, Photoelectrons, Silicates

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A Lyman-alpha flux in the approximate range from 0.0001 to 0.0004 erg/sq cm per sec per sr is adopted as being appropriate for the general interstellar medium, and it is shown that this high flux is of basic importance for the physics of that medium. An analysis is performed which demonstrates that the electric charge on interstellar grains, particularly silicate grains, is primarily determined by photoelectron ejections induced by Lyman-alpha photons and that heating of the interstellar medium is also caused mainly by the same process.

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