This note explains the following topics: Discovery and history of the
ISM, Radiation transfer and interstellar absorption lines, Photoionization of
hydrogen, HII regions, Thermal properties of HII regions, forbidden lines,
Optical properties of interstellar dust, Composition and thermal properties of
dust, Ionized Phases, Cosmic rays and magnetic fields, Tracing HI, Neutral
phases and theory of phases, DENSE ISM, Molecular spectroscopy, H and CO
Molecular ions and fractionation, Catchup: Supernovae - JRG, Photon Dominated
Regions, CO observations of molecular clouds, Physical properties of molecular
clouds, Distribution of the molecular Mas, Stability of molecular clouds,
Magnetic fields and core stability and collapse, Low-Mass young stellar objects,
Quasar absorption lines.
Author(s): UC
Berkeley
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