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This collection of seven reviews covers the following constituents of the interstellar medium: dust, molecular gas, neutral atomic hydrogen, ionized hydrogen, and hot gas, the abundances of heavy elements in the interstellar medium and the role of star formation. The reviews provide a good background in these subjects, describe in detail advances in the area and discuss the current problems in the field. The properties of the different constituents of the interstellar medium are discussed within the perspective of the difference in properties of the parent galaxies and the environment. The interplay between star formation and the characteristics of the interstellar medium is also discussed in detail. This volume provides up-to-date material on the subject of the interstellar medium in galaxies and should be useful both as a basic reference for professional scientists in this field and as an introductory book for astronomers who want to familiarize themselves with the subject. This volume can also serve as an accompanying text book for graduate courses on the interstellar medium.

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Author:   J.M. van der Hulst
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1997 ed.
Volume:   219
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.100kg
ISBN:  

9780792346760

ISBN 10:   0792346769
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   31 October 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Dust in the Disks of Galaxies.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Dust models and their consequences.- 3 Heating sources and phases of the dust.- 4 The fate of dust in the ISM, and future instruments.- 5 Conclusion.- 2 Molecular Gas in Galaxy Disks.- 1 Introduction.- 2 How well can we measure the mass of molecular gas?.- 3 H2 vs. HI.- 4 Spiral structure in the outer disks.- 5 The central few kiloparsecs.- 6 Circumnuclear regions.- 7 Vertical distribution of molecular gas.- 8 Gas disks around active galactic nuclei.- 3 Cool HI Disks in Galaxies.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Neutral Hydrogen Content and Global Properties.- 3 Distribution of HI in Disks.- 4 HI as a Tracer of the Mass Distribution.- 5 Relationship of ?HI to Star Formation.- 6 Environmental Effects.- 7 Future prospects.- 4 The Warm Ionized Medium and the Disk-Halo Connection in Galaxies.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The WIM of the Milky Way.- 3 New Theoretical Developments on the Origin and Maintenance of WIMs.- 4 Observations of Diffuse Ionized Gas in External Galaxies.- 5 Conclusions.- 5 Hot Gas and X-Rays.- 1 Is there Hot Gas in Normal Galaxies?.- 2 Hot Gas in Late Type Galaxies.- 3 Hot Gas in Early Type Galaxies.- 6 Abundance Gradients in Spiral Galaxies.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Background Information.- 3 Results.- 4 Conclusions.- 7 From Gas to Stars: Regulation of Star Formation.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The Schmidt law.- 3 Star formation thresholds.- 4 Regulation of the SFR.- 8 Subject Index.- 9 Object Index.- 10 List of Symbols.

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