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Article: Temperature fluctuations in H II regions: t2 for the two-phase model

TitleTemperature fluctuations in H II regions: t2 for the two-phase model
Authors
KeywordsISM: general
ISM: H II regions
Issue Date2007
PublisherE D P Sciences. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.aanda.org
Citation
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2007, v. 464 n. 2, p. 631-634 How to Cite?
AbstractAims. We investigate temperature fluctuations in H II regions in terms of a two-phase model, which assumes that the nebular gas consists of a hot and a cold phase. Methods. We derive general formulae for T([O III]), the [O III] forbidden line temperature, and T(H I), the hydrogen Balmer jump temperature, in terms of the temperatures of the hot and cold phases, T h and T c. Results. For large temperature differences, the values of t 2 required to account for the observed difference between T([O III]) and T(H I) are much lower than those deduced using the classical formulae that assume random and small amplitude temperature fluctuations. One should therefore be cautious when using a two-phase model to account for empirically derived t 2 values. We present a correction of a recent work by Giammanco & Beckman, who use a two-phase model to estimate the ionization rate of H II regions by cosmic rays. We show that a very small amount of cold gas is sufficient to account for t 2 values typically inferred for H II regions. © ESO 2007.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/45267
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dc.contributor.authorZhang, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorErcolano, Ben_HK
dc.contributor.authorLiu, XWen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2007-10-30T06:21:22Z-
dc.date.available2007-10-30T06:21:22Z-
dc.date.issued2007en_HK
dc.identifier.citationAstronomy and Astrophysics, 2007, v. 464 n. 2, p. 631-634en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0004-6361en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/45267-
dc.description.abstractAims. We investigate temperature fluctuations in H II regions in terms of a two-phase model, which assumes that the nebular gas consists of a hot and a cold phase. Methods. We derive general formulae for T([O III]), the [O III] forbidden line temperature, and T(H I), the hydrogen Balmer jump temperature, in terms of the temperatures of the hot and cold phases, T h and T c. Results. For large temperature differences, the values of t 2 required to account for the observed difference between T([O III]) and T(H I) are much lower than those deduced using the classical formulae that assume random and small amplitude temperature fluctuations. One should therefore be cautious when using a two-phase model to account for empirically derived t 2 values. We present a correction of a recent work by Giammanco & Beckman, who use a two-phase model to estimate the ionization rate of H II regions by cosmic rays. We show that a very small amount of cold gas is sufficient to account for t 2 values typically inferred for H II regions. © ESO 2007.en_HK
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dc.publisherE D P Sciences. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.aanda.orgen_HK
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dc.rights© ESO 2007. The original publication is available at https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20066564en_HK
dc.subjectISM: generalen_HK
dc.subjectISM: H II regionsen_HK
dc.titleTemperature fluctuations in H II regions: t2 for the two-phase modelen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailZhang, Y: zhangy96@hku.hken_HK
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