FUSE survey of OVI in the Milky Way

DOI

We present a survey of OVI {lambda}1032 emission in the Milky Way using data from the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite. The observations span the period from launch in 1999 to 2003 July. Our survey contains 112 sight lines, 23 of which show measurable OVI {lambda}1032 emission. The OVI {lambda}1032 emission feature was detected at all latitudes and exhibits intensities of 1900-8600photons/s/cm^2^/sr. Combined with values from the literature, these emission measurements are consistent with the picture derived from recent OVI absorption surveys: high-latitude sight lines probe OVI-emitting gas in a clumpy, thick disk or halo, while low-latitude sight lines sample mixing layers and interfaces in the thin disk of the Galaxy.

Cone search capability for table J/ApJ/647/312/table3 (OVI {lambda}1032{AA} 3{sigma} upper limits)

Cone search capability for table J/ApJ/647/312/table2 (OVI {lambda}1032{AA} detections)

Identifier
DOI http://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.16470312
Source https://dc.g-vo.org/rr/q/lp/custom/CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/647/312
Related Identifier https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJ/647/312
Related Identifier http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJ/647/312
Metadata Access http://dc.g-vo.org/rr/q/pmh/pubreg.xml?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_b2find&identifier=ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/647/312
Provenance
Creator Otte B.; Dixon W.V.D.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2008
Rights https://cds.unistra.fr/vizier-org/licences_vizier.html
OpenAccess true
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Representation
Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Interstellar medium; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics