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Dark Hydrogen in the Galactic Plane

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Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 315))

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New high-resolution surveys reveal an abundance of cold H i features in the Galactic plane. These frequently trace spiral arm structure while failing to trace CO features as well as they should if the cold H i is primarily in molecular clouds.

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Gibson, S.J., Taylor, A.R., Stil, J.M., Higgs, L.A., Dewdney, P.E., Brunt, C.M. (2004). Dark Hydrogen in the Galactic Plane. In: Alfaro, E.J., Pérez, E., Franco, J. (eds) How does the Galaxy Work?. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 315. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2620-X_7

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