Z-Spec on the CSO Revealed Primeval
Galaxies Tucked Behind Gravitational Lenses.
Left: Artist's image illustrating a concept of the observational
results obtained with Z-Spec on the CSO and with other instruments
using gravitational lenzing. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Right: Front view of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory.
A
Comprehensive Survey of Hydrogen Chloride in the Galaxy.
Spectrum of Hydrogen Chloride towards Orion Molecular Core-1.
Hydride molecules in interstellar medium are believed to be significant
reservoirs
of heavy elements, which are of great importance as they are processed
into the
building blocks of planets, and eventually living material.
