The influence of relaxation processes on acoustic perturbations in H II regions

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H Ii Regions, Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Shock Wave Propagation, Oxygen Ions, Kinetic Equations, Sound Waves, Plasma Oscillations, Traveling Waves, Linear Equations, Molecular Relaxation

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The propagation of small-amplitude waves, taking into account the kinetics of doubly ionized oxygen, and the stability of acoustic perturbations in partially ionized hydrogen are considered. The dispersion relation is analyzed using analytical and numerical methods. For typical H II regions, the presence of O III ions does not strongly decrease wave damping; thus, previous conclusions that dissipation can considerably affect the irregularity spectrum remain valid. The motion at long wavelengths is not isothermal, and velocity irregularities should be accompanied by appreciable temperature variations. At short perturbation wavelengths, the predicted rms temperature fluctuations agree fairly well with the observed turbulent velocities in the Orion Nebula. Traveling-wave instabilities can develop in partially ionized hydrogen. This can strongly affect the dynamics of perturbations between the ionization front and the preceding shock wave.

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