The Spectroscopy of Plasma Evolution from Astrophysical Radiation Mission
| Autor: | Mark Bowen, Jerry Edelstein, Jeremy Lim, J. Adolfo, D. H. Lee, Kwangsun Ryu, Kwang-Il Seon, K. Nishikida, Jang-Hyun Park, Ho Jin, Eric J. Korpela, Barry Y. Welsh, WM Feuerstein, In-Soo Yuk, Wonyong Han, Kyoung-Wook Min, Ken McKee, Uk-Won Nam, Jong-Ho Shinn, E. Sim, Carl Heiles |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Physics
COSMIC cancer database Molecular cloud media_common.quotation_subject Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Astrophysics (astro-ph) Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics FOS: Physical sciences Astronomy and Astrophysics Astrophysics Plasma Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics Starlight Supernova Space and Planetary Science Sky Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Spectroscopy Spectrograph Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics media_common |
| DOI: | 10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0601587 |
| Popis: | The Spectroscopy of Plasma Evolution from Astrophysical Radiation (or the Far-ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph) instruments, flown aboard the STSAT-1 satellite mission, have provided the first large-area spectral mapping of the cosmic far ultraviolet (FUV, lambda 900-1750 Ang) background. We observe diffuse radiation from hot (10^4 to 10^6 K) and ionized plasmas, molecular hydrogen, and dust scattered starlight. These data provide for the unprecedented detection and discovery of spectral emission from a variety of interstellar environments, including the general medium, molecular clouds, supernova remnants, and super-bubbles. We describe the mission and its data, present an overview of the diffuse FUV sky's appearance and spectrum, and introduce the scientific findings detailed later in this volume. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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