The carbon abundance in the Magellanic Clouds from IUE observations of H II regions

Details The carbon abundance in the Magellanic Clouds from IUE observations of H II regions The carbon abundance in the Magellanic Clouds from IUE observations of H II regions

Jan 1982

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 252, Jan. 15, 1982, p. 461-473.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

178

Abundance, Carbon, H Ii Regions, Iue, Magellanic Clouds, Ultraviolet Spectra, Chemical Evolution, Galaxies, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Orion Constellation, Planetary Nebulae, Sun, Yield

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Results are given of observations of the UV spectra of several H II regions in the Magellanic Clouds, with emphasis on obtaining the carbon abundance from the UV lines of C II, C III, and C IV. The observations and results are described, and theoretical model calculations are presented of the H II regions and the relative abundances of H, He, C, N, O, S, Cl, and Ar computed from the UV and visual spectra. In addition, the abundance results for the Magellanic Clouds are compared with the sun, the Orion Nebula, and galactic planetary nebulae. In comparison with solar abundances, carbon is found to be depleted relative to hydrogen in the Magellanic Clouds by an amount larger than that of nitrogen and oxygen in the SMC and by an amount between that of nitrogen and oxygen in the LMC. It is noted that the results are consistent with a scenario that nitrogen and oxygen have greater primary yields in massive stars than carbon, which may be produced predominantly in less massive stars (such that C/N and C/O in galaxies are initially very low and subsequently increase with evolution). Subsequently, the C/N ratio may decrease as secondary production of nitrogen in less massive stars becomes significant.

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