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2. The Physical State of the Interstellar Gas
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Preface v
- Contents vii
- 1. Interstellar Hydrogen 1
- 2. The Physical State of the Interstellar Gas 78
- 3. Interstellar Dust 155
- 4. Interstellar Magnetic Fields and Nonthermal Radio Emission 225
- 5. Interstellar Gas Dynamics and the Evolution of the Interstellar Medium 298
- Appendix I. The Probability of Elementary Processes for Hydrogenlike Atoms and Ions 406
- Appendix II. Coefficients of Excitation and De-excitation of Metastable Levels by Electron Collisions 421
- Appendix III. Electronic Terms of Simple Diatomic Molecules 426
- References 430
- Index 457
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Preface v
- Contents vii
- 1. Interstellar Hydrogen 1
- 2. The Physical State of the Interstellar Gas 78
- 3. Interstellar Dust 155
- 4. Interstellar Magnetic Fields and Nonthermal Radio Emission 225
- 5. Interstellar Gas Dynamics and the Evolution of the Interstellar Medium 298
- Appendix I. The Probability of Elementary Processes for Hydrogenlike Atoms and Ions 406
- Appendix II. Coefficients of Excitation and De-excitation of Metastable Levels by Electron Collisions 421
- Appendix III. Electronic Terms of Simple Diatomic Molecules 426
- References 430
- Index 457