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Ionization and heating mechanisms are reviewed; some of them apply to the interstellar medium as a whole, others only to localized regions. Cooling processes are briefly summarized. Results are given from a recent model calculation for an intercloud medium heated by X-rays.
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Grewing, M. (1974). Heating and Ionization of the Interstellar Medium. In: Kerr, F.J., Simonson, S.C. (eds) Galactic Radio Astronomy. International Astronomical Union/ Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 60. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2263-7_9
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