H3+ and UKIRT: a saga of discovery
Tom Geballe
TL;DR
This paper chronicles the historical efforts and eventual success in detecting H3+ in the dense interstellar medium, highlighting key developments from the 1980s to 1996.
Contribution
It provides a detailed historical account of the discovery process of H3+ in space, emphasizing the progression of observational techniques and scientific understanding.
Findings
Successful detection of H3+ in 1996
Historical overview of interstellar medium studies
Advances in astronomical detection methods
Abstract
This paper relates the history of attempts to detect H3+ in the dense interstellar medium, from the early 1980's to the successful detection in 1996.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAtmospheric Ozone and Climate · Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds · Spectroscopy and Laser Applications