The Magellanic CloudsCambridge University Press, 27 лют. 1997 р. - 279 стор. The Magellanic Clouds--a pair of nearby, satellite galaxies--are caught in a dynamic struggle with each other and with our Milky Way. Given their proximity, these satellite galaxies offer a unique opportunity to study in detail the dynamics and composition of other galaxies. This book provides a comprehensive synthesis of our knowledge concerning the Magellanic Clouds. The author presents the latest understanding of the structure, evolution and dynamics of these satellite galaxies, and draws together wide-ranging observations in the X-ray, far-ultraviolet, infrared and millimeter wavelengths, including results from the Hubble Space Telescope. For graduate students and researchers, this timely book provides a definitive reference on the Magellanic Clouds; it also provides useful supplementary reading for graduate courses on galaxies, the interstellar medium, stellar evolution and the chemical composition of galaxies. |
Зміст
Introduction | 1 |
The Clouds as galaxies | 22 |
The cluster population | 46 |
The superassociations and supergiant shells | 99 |
The intermediateage and oldest field populations | 111 |
The interstellar medium | 143 |
The 30 Doradus complex | 202 |
The structure and kinematics of the Magellanic System | 235 |
Acronyms and abbreviations used frequently in the text | 250 |
| 271 | |
Загальні терміни та фрази
30 Doradus 30 Doradus nebula 30 Doradus region absorption abundances AGB stars bright carbon stars Cepheids Chap cluster NGC components density derived detected determined diameter disk distance distance modulus distribution Dopita dust EB-V evolution extinction Fe/H field stars galactic halo Galaxy giant globular clusters Gyr ago Gyr old HII regions Hodge HR diagram hydrogen identified interstellar ionized kinematics km s¹ LMC clusters LMC stars LPVs luminosity luminous Magellanic Clouds Magellanic Stream Mathewson Mbol metallicity Miras MNRAS molecular clouds OB stars objects observed optical outer photometry population radial velocities radio ratio red supergiants reddening rotation RR Lyrae RR Lyrae variables Sect seen SGS LMC spectra star formation stellar associations stellar winds structure superassociations supergiant shells supernova SWB type Table variables Westerlund WR stars X-ray emission X-ray sources
Популярні уривки
Сторінка 260 - Mills BY. Turtle AJ. Little AG. Durdin JM, 1984, Aust. J. Phys. 37. 321.
Сторінка 261 - Rebeirot, E., Martin, N., Mianes, P., Prevot, L., Robin, A., Rousseau, J., Peyrin, Y. : 1983, Astron.
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