Density probability distribution functions of diffuse gas in the Milky Way
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Density probability distribution functions of diffuse gas in the Milky Way
In a search for the signature of turbulence in the diffuse interstellar medium in gas density distributions, we determined the probability distribution functions (PDFs) of the average volume densities of the diffuse gas. The densities were derived from dispersion measures and H I column densities towards pulsars and stars at known distances. The PDFs of the average densities of the diffuse ioni...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1745-3925,1745-3933
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2008.00526.x