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Preliminary Observations of the Galaxy with a 7° Beam by the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

Edward L. Wright
Edward L. Wright*
Affiliation:
UCLA Astronomy Dept., Los Angeles CA 90024-1562

Abstract

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The FIRAS instrument on COBE has mapped almost the entire sky with a 7° beam and a spectral resolution of about 1 cm−1 over the 1-100 cm−1 range. Maps showing the strengths of the three main components: dust continuum, [C II] and [N II] are presented. A mean spectrum of the galactic emission is found. These results are used to compare the Milky Way to other galaxies.

Type
Chemistry of Interface Regions
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 150: Astrochemistry of Cosmic Phenomena , 1992 , pp. 321 - 326
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1992 

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