Hydroxyl Molecules in Space Puzzle Radio Astronomers
NOV 01, 1967
DOI: 10.1063/1.3034025
Investigations of emission and absorption of radiation by hydroxyl (OH) radicals in interstellar space have turned up many puzzles and anomalies. The newly developed longbaseline interferometers may provide a solution. They may in fact reveal a galactic maser, and further observations may tell us more about the structure of our own planet.
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