Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Oct 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992mnras.258..483v&link_type=abstract
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (ISSN 0035-8711), vol. 258, no. 3, p. 483-490.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Astronomical Models, Emission Spectra, Photoionization, Abundance, Interstellar Gas, Interstellar Matter, Ionized Gases, Radiative Transfer
Scientific paper
The observed emission-line ratios of the extended emission-line regions of Cen A and 3C 227 are compared with the theoretical results from photoionization models, assuming a power-law spectrum for the nuclear ionizing radiation. We show that a variation of the optical depth of the emitting gas can mimic a variation of the ionization parameter. Most of the observational data are explained if each subregion in the extended emission-line gas is characterized by a different value of the optical depth and shows a small density contrast between a 'cloud' and a more dilute gas. However, the observed forbidden O III line ratio cannot be reproduced by photoionization, and an additional heating mechanisms is required. Solar abundances give the best fit to the observations. However, for most subregions the (N/O) ratio is between solar and half solar.
Almudena Prieto M.
Viegas M. M. S.
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