A far-infrared study of the N/O abundance ratio in galactic H II regions

Details A far-infrared study of the N/O abundance ratio in galactic H II regions A far-infrared study of the N/O abundance ratio in galactic H II regions

Aug 1983

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 271, Aug. 15, 1983, p. 618-624.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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H Ii Regions, Infrared Astronomy, Nebulae, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Abundance, Far Infrared Radiation, Line Spectra, Milky Way Galaxy

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New measurements are presented for W43 (G30.8-0.0), Orion A, and G75.84+0.4, which are located at widely varying distances from the galactic center. The combination of the forbidden N III 57.3 microns and forbidden O III 88.4 and 51.8 microns yields measurements of N(++)/O(++) that are for the most part insensitive to electron temperature and density uncertainties and to clumping of the ionized gas. This is due to the similarity of the critical densities for these transitions. It is contended that for the observed nebulae, N(++)/O(++) should be indicative of N/O, a ratio that is of signal importance in nucleosynthesis theory. The measurements are compared with previous measurements of M17 and W51, which lie at intermediate galactocentric distances. For nebulae in the solar circle, it is found that N(++)/O(++) is greater than the N/O values derived from optical studies of N(+)/O(+) in low-ionization zones of the same nebulae. Possible sources of this discrepancy are considered. It is found that N(++)/O(++) in W43 is significantly higher than for the other H II regions in the sample. Since W43 is located at R = 5 kpc, which is the smallest galactocentric distance in the sample, the data are seen as consistent with the presence of a negative abundance gradient d(N/O)/dR.

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