Published April 1990
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Journal article
Evidence for an inner scale to the density turbulence in the interstellar medium
Creators
- 1. California Univ., Santa Barbara (USA)
- 2. Iowa Univ., Iowa City (USA)
Description
The form of the density power spectrum is studied. The relationship between the visibility and the properties of density turbulence is discussed. Observational determinations of the power-law index of the interstellar density power spectrum are presented. An inner scale is derived, and the effect of an inner scale in the interstellar plasma turbulence is examined. It is concluded that the host plasma for the density irregularities must be similar to the warm ionized medium in the Mckee-Ostriker model (1979) of the interstellar medium or the low-density envelopes of H II regions. 32 refs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Astrophysical Journal
- Journal Volume
- 353
- Series
- Astrophys. J.
- Journal Page Range
- L29-L32
- ISSN
- 0004-637X
- CODEN
- ASJOA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 21069553
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- DENSITY; H2 REGIONS; INTERSTELLAR SPACE; IONIZED GASES; PLASMA; TURBULENCE; VARIATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; FLUIDS; GASES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SPACE