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Giant clouds and star-forming regions as spiral-arm tracers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Bruce G. Elmegreen
Bruce G. Elmegreen*
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, Columbia University, New York 10027

Abstract

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A variety of observations suggest that clouds of 106-107 M⊙ and extended regions of star formation are the best tracers of spiral structure in the Milky Way.

Type
PART II: COMPOSITION, STRUCTURE AND KINEMATICS
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 106: The Milky Way Galaxy , 1985 , pp. 301 - 302
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1985 

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