A study of the absorption characteristics of gaseous galaxy halos in the local Universe

Today, it is well known that galaxies like the Milky Way consist not only of stars but also of gas and dust. The galactic halo, a sphere of gas that surrounds the stellar disk of a galaxy, is especially interesting. It provides a wealth of information about in and outflowing gaseous material towards...

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Main Author: Herenz, Peter
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universität Potsdam 2014
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-70513
http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2014/7051/