Publication Date:
2013-08-31
Description:
The infrared excess (IRE) of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) HII nebulae is found to correlate positively with the temperature of the ambient radiation field or with the He(+)/H(+) abundance ratio. This result is discussed in terms of a selective absorption of the photons in the range 504 to 912 A relative to the He ionizing photons. This interpretation may explain the paradox of finding highly excited nebulae with only relatively moderate equivalent width of their Balmer lines.
Keywords:
SPACE RADIATION
Type:
NASA, Washington Star Formation in Galaxies; p 247-251
Format:
application/pdf
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