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astro-ph2007★ 20 cited
Gaps in the cloud cover? Comparing extinction measures in spiral disks
B. W. Holwerda, M. Meyer, M. Regan +11
Dust in galaxies can be mapped by either the FIR/sub-mm emission, the optical or infrared reddening of starlight, or the extinction of a known background source. We compare two dus…
astro-ph2007★ 19 cited
The Opacity of Spiral Galaxy Disks VIII: Structure of the Cold ISM
B. W. Holwerda, B. Draine, K. D. Gordon +6
The quantity of dust in a spiral disk can be estimated using the dust's typical emission or the extinction of a known source. In this paper, we compare two techniques, one based on…
astro-ph2004
Molecular Gas & Star Formation in Nearby Galaxies
Tony Wong, Michele D. Thornley
We review recent observations of molecular gas in nearby galaxies and their implications for the star formation law on large (>1 kpc) scales. High-resolution data provided by milli…