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The Structure of the Multi-Phase ISM in Low Surface Brightness Galaxies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2016
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The multi-phase structure of the interstellar medium in low surface brightness galaxies is investigated and compared to observations. It is found that the ambient pressure and metallicity very strongly influence the abundances of molecular hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The emissivity of the latter is computed and found to agree naturally with the upper limits measured for low surface brightness galaxies. The implications for star formation efficiency and galaxy evolution are discussed.
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- The evolution of Low Surface Brightness galaxies
- Information
- International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 171: The Low Surface Brightness Universe , 1999 , pp. 237 - 244
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- Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1999
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