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Topics in Interstellar Matter

Invited Reviews Given for Commission 34 (Interstellar Matter) of the International Astronomical Union, at the Sixteenth General Assembly of IAU, Grenoble, August 1976

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Editors:
  1. Hugo Woerden

    1. Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 70)

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  3. Interaction of Stars and Interstellar Medium

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
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    2. Compact HII Regions

      • P. A. Shaver
      Pages 49-59
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    3. Dust in HII Regions

      • Syuzo Isobe
      Pages 61-79
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    4. Unusual, Large-Scale, Motions in HII Regions

      • J. Meaburn
      Pages 81-88
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    5. Planetary Nebulae

      • G. S. Khromov
      Pages 89-96
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    6. Circumstellar Masers

      • Lewis E. Snyder
      Pages 97-104
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About this book

Interstellar matter is one of the most active fields of research in present-day astronomy. Observational information spans the full electromagnetic spectrum from gamma rays through rocket-ultraviolet, optical, infrared and millimeter to long radio waves. Results of research in physical chemistry find as much application as mathematical methods. Interstellar matter plays a leading role in studies of our Galaxy and of external galaxies, and contributes increasingly to stellar astronomy. At the 16th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union, held in August 1976 in Grenoble, France, the many new developments in this vast field were surveyed in a number of sessions of Commission 34 (Interstellar Matter), mostly jointly with other Commissions of the Union. Separate sessions were devoted to: The hot interstellar gas phase, Interaction of stars and interstellar medium, Interstellar molecules and dust, The large-scale distribution of interstellar matter in the Galaxy, and Interstellar matter in external galaxies. Twenty-four invited review papers were presented and discussed in these sessions. The quality and success of these topical reviews made it seem desirable to make them available to a wider audience. Professor Edith Muller, the new General Secretary of the IAU, enthusiastically supported the idea. Most importantly, the reviewers - who had originally been pro­ mised that an oral paper was the only requirement - agreed to prepare written versions. I am grateful to Mrs. Muller, to the authors, and to Reidel Publishing for their collaboration in the preparation of this book.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

    Hugo Woerden

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Topics in Interstellar Matter

  • Book Subtitle: Invited Reviews Given for Commission 34 (Interstellar Matter) of the International Astronomical Union, at the Sixteenth General Assembly of IAU, Grenoble, August 1976

  • Editors: Hugo Woerden

  • Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1254-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1977

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0835-9Due: 30 September 1977

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-1256-0Published: 21 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-1254-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0067-0057

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 303

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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