Prediction of the diffuse far-infrared flux from the galactic plane.
Abstract
A basic model and simple numerical relations useful for future far-infrared studies of the Galaxy are presented. Making use of recent CO and other galactic surveys, the diffuse far-infrared flux distribution from the galactic planes is predicted as a function of galactic longitude for the region between 4 and 90 deg longitude; the far-infrared emissivity is predicted as a function of galactocentric distance. Future measurements of the galactic far-infrared flux would yield valuable information on the physical properties and distribution of dust and molecular clouds in the Galaxy, particularly the inner region.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- July 1976
- DOI:
- 10.1086/182176
- Bibcode:
- 1976ApJ...207L..49F
- Keywords:
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- Diffuse Radiation;
- Far Infrared Radiation;
- Galactic Radiation;
- Milky Way Galaxy;
- Carbon Monoxide;
- Emissivity;
- Infrared Astronomy;
- Radiant Flux Density;
- Astrophysics