The local interstellar medium
D. P. Cox, R. J. Reynolds;
ARAA, 1987, 25, 303
ABSTRACT:Observations and theoretical models of the local interstellar medium (LISM), defined as the region within a column density contour of 10 to the 19th H
atoms/sq cm, are reviewed.
The existence and nature of the Local Bubble and its
boundary are examined; and consideration is given to the LISM as an active
supernova remnant, confined bubbles, theoretical models of the LISM, cavity
geometry, clouds within the Local Bubble, solar-backscatter and other
observations of local clouds, ionization mechanisms in clouds, and the
implications of clouds for the evolution of the LISM.
KEYWORDS: astronomical models, interstellar gas, interstellar matter, astronomical spectroscopy, conductive heat transfer, milky way galaxy, radiative heat transfer, spatial distribution, supernova remnants
CODE: cox87