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The interstellar medium  

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At the end of the course, the student has a detailed knowledge of the observational and physical properties of the interstellar medium (ISM). In particular, the student acquires knowledge of the main constituents of the ISM (ionized, atomic, and molecular gas; dust; magnetic fields; cosmic rays; EM radiation), the different environments in which these are encountered (the 2- and 3-phase models of the ISM) and the physical processes that govern them. In addition, the student will acquire some knowledge about the central role played by the ISM in the evolution of galaxies and AGN across the cosmic time.

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The interstellar medium
English

UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE

Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation

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