Ionizing the diffuse interstellar medium in late-type galaxies

Authors
Beckman, JE Zurita, A Rozas, M
Citation
Je. Beckman et al., Ionizing the diffuse interstellar medium in late-type galaxies, ASTRO SP SC, 277, 2001, pp. 397-400
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE
ISSN journal
0004640X → ACNP
Volume
277
Year of publication
2001
Supplement
1
Pages
397 - 400
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-640X(2001)277:<397:ITDIMI>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
We show how the clumpy structure of the interstellar medium (ISM) both insi de HII regions and in the diffuse component, permits the propagation of ion izing photons from OB stars on kiloparsec scales.