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Article Contents
- ABSTRACT
- 1.INTRODUCTION
- 2.BASIC RADIATIVE TRANSFER
- 3.HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGING FACILITIES
- 4.THE STRUCTURE OF THE INTERSTELLAR
MEDIUM OF THE GALAXY
- 4.1.The Composition of the ISM
- 4.2.The Structure and Phases of the ISM
- 4.3.Models Describing the ISM
- 5.THE ISM IN NEARBY GALAXIES
- 5.1.The Magellanic Clouds
- 5.2.Messier 31
- 5.3.Messier 33
- 5.4.IC10 and IC1613
- 5.5.M101 and NGC 6946
- 5.6.Edge-on Galaxies
- 6.FORWARD LOOK
- REFERENCES