Publication Date:
2011-08-19
Description:
This article discusses the status of infrared astronomy after the mission of the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS). Important scientific results from IRAS include: the origin of the interplanetary dust cloud, the formation of solar type stars, the energetics of the interstellar medium, the discovery of ultra-luminous infrared galaxies and their possible relation to the origin of quasars, and the large scale structure of the universe.
Keywords:
ASTROPHYSICS
Type:
(ISSN 0007-084X); 41; 23-34
Format:
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