Title of article :
Does Tiny-Scale Atomic Structure Exist in the Interstellar Medium?
Author/Authors :
Stanimirovic، S. نويسنده , , Weisberg، J. M. نويسنده , , Hedden، A. نويسنده , , Devine، K. E. نويسنده , , Green، J. T. نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی 1 سال 2003
Abstract :
We report on preliminary results from the recent multiepoch neutral hydrogen absorption measurements toward three pulsars, B0823+26, B1133+16, and B2016+28, using the Arecibo telescope. We do not find significant variations in optical depth profiles over periods of 0.3 and 9-10 yr or on spatial scales of 10-20 and 70-85 AU. The large number of nondetections of the tiny-scale atomic structure suggests that the AU-sized structure is not ubiquitous in the interstellar medium and could be quite a rare phenomenon.
Keywords :
galaxies , jets , quasars , individual (GB 1508+5714) , X-rays
Journal title :
Astrophysical Journal
Journal title :
Astrophysical Journal