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The violent interstellar mediumObservational evidence for high-velocity and high-temperature interstellar gas is reviewed. The physical processes that characterize this gas are described, including the ionization and emissivity of coronal gas, the behavior and appearance of high-velocity shocks, and interfaces between coronal gas and cooler interstellar gas. Hydrodynamical models for the action of supernova explosions and stellar winds on the interstellar medium are examined, and recent attempts to synthesize all the processes considered into a global model for the interstellar medium are discussed.
Document ID
19790070120
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Collected Works
Authors
Mccray, R.
(Joint Inst. for Lab. Astrophysics Boulder, CO, United States)
Snow, T. P., Jr.
(Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics; Colorado, University Boulder, Colo., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1979
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
79A54133
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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