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Modern view of the warm ionized medium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2015

A. Hill ,
R. Reynolds ,
L. Haffner ,
K. Wood  and
G. Madsen
A. Hill
Affiliation:
CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science, Epping, NSW, Australia
R. Reynolds
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
L. Haffner
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
K. Wood
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, Scotland
G. Madsen
Affiliation:
Sydney Institute for Astronomy, School of Physics, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Abstract

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We review the observational evidence that the warm ionized medium (WIM) is a major and physically distinct component of the Galactic interstellar medium. Although up to ~ 20% of the faint, high-latitude Hα emission in the Milky Way may be scattered light emitted in midplane Hii regions, recent scattered light models do not effectively challenge the well-established properties of the WIM.

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 10 , Highlights H16: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2012 , pp. 574 - 575
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2015 

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