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Paper   IPM / Astronomy / 12883
School of Astronomy
  Title:   Search for Turbulent Gas through Interstellar Scintillation
  Author(s): 
1.  M. Moniez
2.  R. Ansari
3.  F. Habibi
4.  S. Rahvar
  Status:   Published
  Journal: Astronomy & Astrophysics
  Vol.:  285
  Year:  2012
  Pages:   376-378
  Supported by:  IPM
  Abstract:
Stars twinkle because their light propagates through the atmosphere. The same phenomenon is expected when the light of remote stars crosses a Galactic-disk or halo-refractive medium such as a molecular cloud. We present the promising results of a test performed with the ESO-NTT, and consider its potential.

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