Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Sep 1976
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976apj...208..354d&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, vol. 208, Sept. 1, 1976, pt. 1, p. 354-364.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Cosmic Dust, Gas Ionization, Nebulae, Radiative Transfer, H Ii Regions, Helium, Integral Equations, Photons
Scientific paper
The ionization structure of hydrogen and helium in dusty nebulae is discussed. General equations for pure hydrogen nebulae have been modified to include helium. An approximate analytical solution is presented for Stroemgren radii of hydrogen and helium in the absence of dust. It is shown that these results, with simple modifications, are also applicable to dusty nebulae where the effective absorption cross section of dust grains varies slowly with frequency in the range from 1000 to 200 A. No analytical solutions are possible if this cross section varies rapidly with frequency. In this case, however, simple coupled differential equations are derived which can easily be solved numerically. Approximate analytical expressions are given for evaluating the variation of the fraction of ionizing radiation absorbed by dust and the ratio of the volume emission measures of He II to H II regions with the spectrum of the ionizing source, helium abundance, and absorption properties of dust. The effects of dust on the He III zone are discussed. The present results are restricted to spherically symmetric nebulae, but nonuniform gas and dust distributions and clumpiness can be taken into account by the general results.
Dana Rose-Anne
Petrosian Vahe
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