Scattered light in galactic H II regions

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Main Author: Víctor Robledo Rella
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Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2002
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contents Scattered light in galactic H II regions Víctor Robledo Rella Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas M8 DUST M20) EXTINCTION H II REGIONS We nd that dust-scattered light is the dominant contributor (50{70%) to the continuum in the pure nebularspectra (bright stars excluded) of NGC 3372 (Carina), M8 and M20. On the other hand, the stellar spectracontributes only about 50% of the continuum when the stars are included. This high contribution of scatteredlight should be taken into account when deriving the age and stellar content from observed Equivalent Widths(WH) in spatially resolved GEHRs and H II galaxies. 2002 artículo científico 0185-1101 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57112013 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=571 Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica (México) Vol.12
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spellingShingle Scattered light in galactic H II regions
Víctor Robledo Rella
Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
M8
DUST
M20)
EXTINCTION
H II REGIONS
Scattered light in galactic H II regions Víctor Robledo Rella Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas M8 DUST M20) EXTINCTION H II REGIONS We nd that dust-scattered light is the dominant contributor (50{70%) to the continuum in the pure nebularspectra (bright stars excluded) of NGC 3372 (Carina), M8 and M20. On the other hand, the stellar spectracontributes only about 50% of the continuum when the stars are included. This high contribution of scatteredlight should be taken into account when deriving the age and stellar content from observed Equivalent Widths(WH) in spatially resolved GEHRs and H II galaxies. 2002 artículo científico 0185-1101 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57112013 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=571 Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica (México) Vol.12
title Scattered light in galactic H II regions
topic Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
M8
DUST
M20)
EXTINCTION
H II REGIONS
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57112013