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astro-ph1998
ORFEUS II echelle spectra: Absorption by H_2 in the LMC
K. S. de Boer, P. Richter, D. J. Bomans +2
We present the first detection of molecular hydrogen (H_2) UV absorption profiles on the line of sight to the LMC. The star LH 10:3120 in the LMC was measured with the ORFEUS teles…
astro-ph1998
ORFEUS II echelle spectra: The scale height of interstellar O VI in the halo
H. Widmann, K. S. de Boer, P. Richter +8
FUV high resolution spectra of 18 stars, particularly chosen to observe the interstellar medium (ISM), were obtained during the second ORFEUS-SPAS free flight space shuttle mission…