Published November 1983 | Version v1
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Oxygen abundances in low surface brightness galaxies

Creators

  • 1. New South Wales Univ., Kensington (Australia). School of Physics
  • 2. UK Schmidt Telescope Unit, Coonabarabran (Australia)
  • 3. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Epping (Australia). Div. of Radiophysics

Description

Oxygen abundances have been determined in HII regions in 12 low surface brightness galaxies. The dwarf irregulars conform with evolution as closed systems, but the situation is less clear with the faint spirals. The importance of one gas rich, low luminosity barred spiral is pointed out. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.
Journal Volume
205
Journal Issue
2
Series
Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.
Journal Page Range
643-651
ISSN
0035-8711

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
15029685
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
ELEMENT ABUNDANCE; EMISSION SPECTRA; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GALAXIES; H2 REGIONS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN IONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VISIBLE RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
CHARGED PARTICLES; COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; DATA; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; INFORMATION; IONS; NONMETALS; NUMERICAL DATA; QUANTITY RATIO; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA