H I in galactic disks

Brinks, E., Bigiel, Frank, Leroy, Adam, Walter, Fabian, de Blok, W. J. G., Bagetakos, Ioannis, Usero, Antonio and Kennicutt, Robert C. (2009) H I in galactic disks. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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Studies of the atomic phase of the interstellar medium, via the 21-cm spectral line of neutral hydrogen (H I), play a key role in our attempts to understand the structure and evolution of disk galaxies. We present here results from The H I Nearby Galaxy Survey (THINGS) and focus on the mass distribution as derived from the observed kinematics, and on the link between gas and star formation rate surface density, i.e., the Schmidt-Kennicutt law. Also, we briefly dwell on the wealth and wide variety of structures'. often outlining what seem to be expanding shells surrounding sites of recent, massive star formation.

Item Type	Conference or Workshop Item (Other)
Identification Number	10.1017/S1743921308027725
Additional information	Original article can be found at: http://journals.cambridge.org/ Copyright International Astronomical Union
Keywords	galaxies: structure, galaxies: spiral, galaxies: ism
Date Deposited	15 May 2025 16:25
Last Modified	25 Feb 2026 00:07