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Surveys of the Southern Galaxy

Proceedings of a Workshop Held at the Leiden Observatory, The Netherlands, August 4–6, 1982

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  • © 1983

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  1. W. B. Burton

    1. Sterrewacht Leiden, The Netherlands

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  2. F. P. Israel

    1. Space Science Department, ESTEC, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 105)

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Table of contents (40 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Surveys of the Southern Milky Way

    1. CO Distribution Along the Southern Galactic Plane

      • B. J. Robinson, W. H. McCutcheon, R. N. Manchester, J. B. Whiteoak
      Pages 1-16

    2. A First CO(J=2-1) Survey of the Southern Hemisphere

      • Th. de Graauw, F. P. Israel, C. P. de Vries
      Pages 17-24

    3. Southern Galactic Plane Surveys of OH and H2O Masers

      • J. L. Caswell, R. F. Haynes
      Pages 25-30

    4. Southern Line Surveys with the Parkes 64-M and Epping 4-M Radio Telescopes

      • J. B. Whiteoak
      Pages 31-42

    5. A Southern Survey of H166α Emission from the Galactic Plane

      • L. Hart, I. N. Azcárate, J. C. Cersosimo, F. R. Colomb
      Pages 43-47

    6. HI Galactic Surveys Done at the IAR

      • E. Bajaja
      Pages 49-54

    7. A Survey of HI in the Southern Galactic Plane

      • Philip A. Riley
      Pages 55-58

    8. Continuum Maps at 843 MHz of the Southern Galaxy and Magellanic Clouds

      • W. B. McAdam
      Pages 59-64

  3. Gamma-Ray Surveys

    1. The Large-Scale Distribution of Galactic Gamma-Ray Emission

      • W. Hermsen, J. B. G. M. Bloemen
      Pages 65-78

    2. Gas Content and Gamma Ray Emission in the First Galactic Quadrant

      • François Lebrun
      Pages 79-84

    3. Limits on the Surface Density of Molecular Hydrogen from Cosmic Gamma Ray Data

      • P. A. Riley, A. W. Wolfendale
      Pages 85-88

    4. On the Radial Distribution of Gamma Rays in the Outer Galaxy

      • J. B. G. M. Bloemen, L. Blitz, W. Hermsen
      Pages 89-98

    5. Local Interstellar Gas Distribution from Gamma-Ray Emission

      • A. W. Strong
      Pages 99-106

  4. Large-Scale Galactic Structure

    1. What we should Expect in the Southern Plane

      • Frank N. Bash
      Pages 107-112

    2. Recent 21CM Surveys of the Southern Milky Way and the Distribution of HI Beyond the Solar Circle

      • F. J. Kerr
      Pages 113-116

    3. Milky Way Spiral Structure: A New Look

      • Leo Blitz
      Pages 117-126

    4. The Massachusetts — Stony Brook CO Survey of the Galactic Plane

      • D. B. Sanders
      Pages 127-136

    5. Latitude Distribution of CO in the Southern Hemisphere

      • R. N. Manchester, J. B. Whiteoak, B. J. Robinson, Robina E. Otrupcek, C. J. Rennie
      Pages 137-142

    6. Molecular Clouds in the Outer Milky Way Galaxy

      • Marc L. Kutner
      Pages 143-148
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About this book

Problems associated with a general scarcity of observations of the southern sky have persisted since the present era of galactic research began some sixty years ago. In his 1930 Halley Lecture A. S. Eddington commented on the observational support given to J. H. Oort's theory of galactic rotation by the stellar radial velocities measured by Plaskett o 0 and Pearce: " . . . out of 250 stars only 4 were between 193 and 343 0 galactic longitude [=£1: 225 < £11 < 15~; a stretch of one-third of the whole circuit was unrepresented by a single star. This is the operation which Kapteyn used to describe as "flying with one wing". By mathematical dexterity the required constants of rotation have been extracted from the lopsided data; but no mathematical dexterity can avert the possi­ bility that the neglected part of the sky may spring an unpleasant sur­ prise. As a spectator I watch the achievements of our monopterous avia­ tors with keen enthusiasm; but I confess to a feeling of nervousness when my turn comes to depend on this mode of progression. " During the past few years substantial gains have been made in securing fundamental data on the southern sky. Interpretations based on combined southern and northern surveys are producing a balanced descrip­ tion of galactic morphology. These matters were discussed at a Workshop held at the Leiden Observatory, August 4-6, 1982, attended by some 60 astronomers from 9 countries.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Sterrewacht Leiden, The Netherlands

    W. B. Burton

  • Space Science Department, ESTEC, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

    F. P. Israel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Surveys of the Southern Galaxy

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of a Workshop Held at the Leiden Observatory, The Netherlands, August 4–6, 1982

  • Editors: W. B. Burton, F. P. Israel

  • Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7217-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1983

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1651-4Due: 30 September 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-7219-3Published: 05 October 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-7217-9Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0067-0057

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 318

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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