paper

O~{\small VI} absorption in the Milky Way along the Large Magellanic Cloud lines of sight

arXiv:1307.6928 · doi:10.1016/j.asr.2013.06.020

Abstract

We have used \textit{Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE)} observations of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) to determine the O {\small VI} column densities in the Milky Way (MW) towards 6 LMC lines of sight. The mean column density of O {\small VI} in the MW is found to be log N(O {\small VI})=14.257 $_{- 0.084}^{+ 0.096}$ . The results confirm the patchiness of O {\small VI} absorption in the MW and the column densities are higher or comparable to the LMC.

accepted for publication in Advances In Space Research