Essays about: "interstellar medium"

Showing result 11 - 12 of 12 essays containing the words interstellar medium.

  1. 11. Radial migration of stars, measured in N-body simulations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för astronomi och teoretisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation

    Author : Daniel Mikkola; [2017]
    Keywords : N-body; simulations; galaxies; radial migration; stars; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : The purpose of Galactic archaeology is determining the history of the Milky Way (MW) Galaxy. To do this one uses observational data from stellar populations in terms of properties such as kinematics, chemistry, ages, and evolution. READ MORE

  3. 12. Extinction in the solar neighborhood : A comparative study of two methods used to measure reddening towards individual stars

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Observationell astrofysik

    Author : Elmer Rådahl; [2016]
    Keywords : interstellar; extinction; reddening; local neighborhood; sodium lines; opacity maps; interstellär; extinkion; rödfärgning; natrium linjer; opacitetskartor;

    Abstract : Interstellar extinction and reddening are inescapable sources of uncertainty in the study of astronomical objects. Many creative ways to measure its effects have been developed, two of them being evaluated in this study. READ MORE