Infrared Excess and Molecular Clouds: A Comparison of New Surveys of Far-Infrared and H I 21-cm Emission at High Latitudes
We have created a map of the large-scale infrared surface bightness in excess of that associated with the atomic interstellar medium, using region-by-region correlations between the far-infrared and 21-cm line surface brightness. Our study updates and extends a previous attempt with the Infrared Astronomical Satellite and Berkeley/Parkes H I surveys.