Loop I (the North Polar Spur) - A major feature of the local interstellar environment

dc.contributor.author	Salter, C. J
dc.date.accessioned	2005-12-05T06:25:26Z
dc.date.available	2005-12-05T06:25:26Z
dc.date.issued	1983-03
dc.identifier.citation	BASI, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 1-37	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/581
dc.description.abstract	This review concerns itself with Loop I (the North Polar Spur), an angular immense feature of the high latitude galactic continuum radio emission. Observations of relevance are presented ranging in wavelength from the radio region to gamma rays. The many theories for the origin of the feature are considered. Special attention is paid to the hypothesis that the object is a supernova remnant, at its closest less than 100pc from the sun. The possibility that Loop I may have a major influence on our local interstellar medium is mentioned.	en
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dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Astronomical Society of India	en
dc.subject	Galactic loops - H I Shells	en
dc.subject	Supernova remnants	en
dc.subject	Local interstellar medium	en
dc.title	Loop I (the North Polar Spur) - A major feature of the local interstellar environment	en
dc.type	Article	en