Statistics – Computation
Scientific paper
May 1988
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988apj...328..559j&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 328, May 15, 1988, p. 559-568. NASA-supported research.
Statistics
Computation
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B Stars, Early Stars, Infrared Sources (Astronomy), O Stars, Radio Sources (Astronomy), Computational Astrophysics, Energy Distribution, H Ii Regions, Radio Emission, Very Large Array (Vla)
Scientific paper
The preliminary results of a search for infrared counterparts to compact continuum radio sources found within 0.5 deg of the Galactic plane are presented. Out of 75 positions searched, nine very red sources, each with a probability of less than 0.01 of being a random field star, were found. Most of the nine sources are characterized by deep silicate absorption features at 10 microns and a red energy distribution that continues to rise beyond 25 microns. Six of the sources are best explained as late O or early B stars exciting a compact H II region. The radio emission is close to that expected for the rate of emission of ionizing photons for a normal main-sequence star. Although these H II regions are compact, they are not sufficiently dusty in the immediate environment of the star to significantly reduce the ionizing flux. Three of the sources show considerably more emission than expected for a main-sequence star, indicating they are either hotter than a main-sequence star with the same luminosity or the radio emision is nonthermal and coming from a more exotic object.
Dickey John M.
Garwood Robert
Jones Terry Jay
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