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COS-B data in the latitude range 11° < ∣b∣>19° show the gamma-ray intensity to be closely correlated with the total line-of-sight absorption derived from galaxy counts. It is argued that to a good approximation the gamma-ray intensity is proportional to the total gas column density, and on this basis a map of the angular distribution of local molecular hydrogen is presented. This is compared with a similar map produced from galaxy counts. Several interesting structures are present, including regions of the Southern celestial hemisphere inaccessible to galaxy counts.
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Strong, A.W. (1983). Local Interstellar Gas Distribution from Gamma-Ray Emission. In: Burton, W.B., Israel, F.P. (eds) Surveys of the Southern Galaxy. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 105. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7217-9_13
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