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…