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Radio studies of the distribution of ionized gas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

Felix J. Lockman
Felix J. Lockman*
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Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington

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Although radio recombination line and continuum observations are very useful for investigating galactic structure, it is well to remember their limitations. First, they only provide measurements of coordinates and velocities; a kinematic model is needed to derive the distance and thus the actual location of every nebula. In some directions, particularly all longitudes from ℓ=0°, kinematic distance estimates are prone to systematic errors arising from velocity crowding or uncertainties in the rotation curve, and are of little use in quantitative studies. I will only discuss the distribution of radio nebulae in the inner ∼100° of the galactic plane, since in this area kinematic analyses can give reasonable results and, in any case, here we must rely on radio observations for most of our information.

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II. THE DISK COMPONENT
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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 84: The Large-Scale Characteristics of the Galaxy , 1979 , pp. 73 - 79
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Copyright © Reidel 1979 

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