A nonthermal superbubble in the irregular galaxy IC 10

Details A nonthermal superbubble in the irregular galaxy IC 10 A nonthermal superbubble in the irregular galaxy IC 10

Oct 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993aj....106.1448y&link_type=abstract

Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 106, no. 4, p. 1448-1459.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

48

Galactic Structure, Irregular Galaxies, Radio Sources (Astronomy), Star Formation, Supernova Remnants, Wolf-Rayet Stars, H I Regions, H Ii Regions, Radio Astronomy, Radio Spectra

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We present synthesis radio continuum observations of the nearby irregular galaxy IC 10. These observations, at 6, 20, and 49 cm, allow us to measure the flux and spectral index of a number of resolved sources in IC 10. While most of these are easily identified as thermal emission from H II regions and a few are nonthermal background sources, one extended, nonthermal source appears to be a superbubble in IC 10. Its large size (about 250 pc) implies that it is most likely the product of several supernovae. Comparisons of these radio observations with Hα, H I, and optical imaging observations reveal that the large nonthermal superbubble is associated with a region of star formation containing two of the most luminous H II regions and the most massive H I cloud in IC 10. We tentatively identify a stellar cluster with two Wolf-Rayet stars in the center of the superbubble. We propose that this superbubble in IC 10 represents a bridge between the giant H II regions and the H I shells and supershells observed in our Galaxy and external galaxies.

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