SIGGMA: A SURVEY OF IONIZED GAS IN THE GALAXY, MADE WITH THE ARECIBO TELESCOPE

• Published in: The Astronomical journal Vol. 146; no. 4; pp. 1 - 7
• Main Authors: Liu, B, McIntyre, T, Terzian, Y, Minchin, R, Anderson, L, Churchwell, E, Lebron, M, ROSHI, D ANISH
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2013
• Subjects: Arrays; ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; CARBON; Channels; Data reduction; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; FLUX DENSITY; GALAXIES; LINE WIDTHS; Photodissociation; PHOTOLYSIS; Preserves; RECOMBINATION; SENSITIVITY; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; TELESCOPES; VELOCITY

A Survey of Ionized Gas in the Galaxy, made with the Arecibo telescope (SIGGMA), uses the Arecibo L-band Feed Array (ALFA) to fully sample the Galactic plane (30[degrees] [< or =, slant] l 75[degress] and -2[degrees] [< or =, slant] b 2[degrees]; 175[degrees] [< or =, slant] l 207[degrees]...