NASA NTRS · 19740063607
Interstellar molecules
Abstract
The Princeton equipment on the Copernicus satellite provides the means to study interstellar molecules between the satellite and stars from 20 to 1000 pc distant. The study is limited to stars relatively unobscured by dust which strongly attenuates the ultraviolet continuum flux used as a source to probe the interstellar medium. Of the 14 molecules searched for only three have been detected including molecular hydrogen, molecular HD, and carbon monoxide.
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Drake, J. F.. 1974-10-08. Interstellar molecules. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19740063607
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