INTERSTELLAR SHOCK-WAVES

被引：47

作者：

MCKEE, CF ^{[1
]}

DRAINE, BT ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] PRINCETON UNIV,PRINCETON,NJ 08544

来源：

SCIENCE | 1991年 / 252卷 / 5004期

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D O I：

10.1126/science.252.5004.397

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

An understanding of interstellar shock waves is crucial in determining the structure of the interstellar medium. By causing the gas to radiate, interstellar shocks provide astronomers with valuable diagnostics on both the physical conditions in the interstellar medium and the energy source that produced the shock. The complexity of the interstellar plasma - its degree of ionization, its molecular content, the presence of small dust grains and cosmic rays, and the magnetic field - leads to a rich variety of structures for interstellar shocks, which are being actively investigated both observationally and theoretically.

引用

页码：397 / 403

页数：7

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