The local bubble and beyond : proceedings of the IAU Colloquim no. 166, held in Garching, Germany, 21-25 April 1997 /

This book gives a comprehensive overview of the current observational and theoretical status in the field of the local and general interstellar medium. It contains contributions presented at the IAU Colloquium No. 166. Review articles and highlight talks will serve both as an introduction to the fie...

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Corporate Authors: IAU Colloquium Garching bei München, Germany, SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Breitschwerdt, D. (Dieter), 1957-, Freyberg, M. J. (Michael J.), 1963-, Truemper, J. (Joachim), 1933-
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1998]
Series:Lecture notes in physics ; 506.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • UV and Soft X-Ray Observations of the LISM
  • Observations and Modeling of the Local Bubble and the SXRB
  • Clouds and Particles in the Local ISM Radio Observations
  • Magnetic Fields, Molecular Clouds, Bubbles
  • Hot Gas, SXRB Fluctuations, Dust, Gammarays
  • Superbubbles, Galactic Halo
  • High-Velocity Clouds, Galactic Fountains, LMC
  • External Galaxies
  • Conference Summary
  • Workshop
  • Appendix.