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Substructure within galactic spiral arms as derived from studies at 21 cm

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

R. D. Davies*
Affiliation:
Jodrell Bank Experimental Station, University of Manchester, England

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Detailed structure within the spiral arms of our Galaxy is suggested by hydrogen-line spectra taken with high resolution in frequency [1]. The spectra show much detail in each maximum (spiral arm). It is not clear, however, if this frequency structure refers to fine structure in depth or in velocity dispersion or in both. Fine structure in position and depth has been inferred from 21-cm drift curves taken across the nearby spiral arms. The results of three investigations will be discussed. Two have been published in some detail [2, 3] and will only be summarized here.

Type
Part III: Galactic and Extragalactic Radio Sources
Copyright
Copyright © Stanford University Press 1959 

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