Ultraviolet absorption by interstellar gas near the LMC star HD 36402 in the interstellar bubble N51D

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Astronomical Spectroscopy, Interstellar Gas, Magellanic Clouds, Nebulae, Ultraviolet Absorption, Abundance, Bubbles, Fine Structure, Metals, Stellar Evolution, Ultraviolet Spectra

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Four interstellar absorption components associated with the immediate surroundings of the star are found in UV, high-dispersion IUE spectra of the LMC star HD 36402 in the N51D nebulosity. The 305 km/sec absorption is found to originate in low-density, 10,000 K gas, and the density and velocity structures agree with that derived from visual emission lines. From a fit of the observed Lyman-alpha profile, it is found that there is an N(H) of about 10 to the 20.2/sq cm in front of HD 36402, while the large N(H) of approximately 10 to the 21.3/sq cm from 21-cm data indicates most of the neutral gas to be behind N51D. An additional component shows N V, C IV and Si IV features which are stronger than is consistent with a wind-blown interstellar bubble, implying that there is additional absorption outside the bubble. Solar abundance ratios for the metals are suggested by the overall pattern of absorption line strength.

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