Bibcode
Beckman, J. E.; Trapero, J.; Álamo, J. R.; Génova, R.; Lundstrom, I.
Bibliographical reference
Lecture Notes in Physics, vol.506, The Local Bubble and Beyond. Lyman-Spitzer Colloquium, Proceedings of the IAU Colluquium No. 166 held in Garching, Germany, 21-25 April, 1997, XXVII, 603pp. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York (ISBN 3-540-64306-0), edited by D. Breitschwerdt, M. J. Freyberg, and J. Truemper, pp. 191-194
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1998
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Description
We have used a combination of optical absorption spectroscopy, 21 cm HI
mapping, and millimetric CO mapping, to explore the fine structure of
the ISM clouds within 200 pc of the sun. We find examples of molecular
cores within cold atomic clouds, cold atomic clouds within warm ionized
clouds, and warm ionized clouds without cold cores (using velocities as
identifiying tags). Cold clouds of up to a couple of thousand solar
masses, and warm clouds of up to a few hundred solar masses are found.
We explain our three-dimensional mapping procedure, and compare our
results with the predictions of the best known model scenarios for the
structure of the ISM.