Published 1998
| public
Book Section - Chapter
The ISO Perspective on Normal Galaxies
- Creators
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Helou, G.
- Other:
- Andersen, J.
Abstract
Based on results from the first half of its mission, ISO (Kessler et al. 1996) is contributing to our understanding of normal galaxies by offering effective gauges of the physical conditions within the interstellar medium (ISM) of galaxies. ISO data permit a more precise and detailed characterization of the radiation, dust and gas deep within many more galaxies than had been previously possible. This in turn yields new insight into the regulation mechanisms of star formation and galaxy evolution. Apart from these ISM diagnostics, ISO also contributes a vastly improved empirical description of galaxies at all infrared wavelengths, which will be critical in guiding the search for the origins and early life of galaxies.
Additional Information
© 1998 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. ISO is an ESA project with instruments funded by ESA member states, with participation by ISAS and NASA. This work was supported by ISO data analysis funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and was carried out at the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology.Additional details
- Eprint ID
- 96172
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-011-4778-1_155
- Resolver ID
- CaltechAUTHORS:20190605-154512650
- ESA Member States
- NASA/JPL/Caltech
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2019-06-06Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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- Caltech groups
- Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC)
- Series Name
- International Astronomical Union Symposium (IAUS)
- Series Volume or Issue Number
- 11B