Overview
- Serves as an excellent introduction to the physics of molecular gas in the Galaxy
- Distinguishes itself from existing interstellar matter textbooks by focussing on the diffuse portion of the ISM
- Explores observational techniques for investigating the diffuse ISM throughout the electromagnetic spectrum emphasizing results from the Herschel and Planck missions
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 442)
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The book is targeted at graduate students or postdocs who are entering the field of interstellar medium studies.
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Steve Shore is Professore Ordinario, Astrofisica, Dipartimento di Fisica Enrico Fermi, Universita di Pisa, Italy. He serves as associate editor of the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Dirty Window
Book Subtitle: Diffuse and Translucent Molecular Gas in the Interstellar Medium
Authors: Loris Magnani, Steven N. Shore
Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54350-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-54348-1Published: 19 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-57194-1Published: 25 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-54350-4Published: 06 April 2017
Series ISSN: 0067-0057
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 306
Number of Illustrations: 48 b/w illustrations, 28 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrobiology, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Cosmology