Published 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

Spectrophotometric observations of very low ionization HII regions in the LMC

  • 1. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City. Inst. de Astronomia
  • 2. Chile Univ., Santiago. Dept. de Astronomia

Description

Optical spectrophotometric observations of 17 very low ionization HII regions of the LMC are reported. Physical conditions and chemical composition of these objects are derived from the emission line intensities. The average chemical abundances obtained are: log O/H=8.49+-0.08, log N/H=6.91+-0.07 and log S/H=6.89+-0.10. We do not find evidence of any composition gradient in the LMC. The HII regions in the vicinity of the detected molecular cloud complexes show higher nebular reddening. (Author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Rev. Mex. Astron. Astrof.
Journal Volume
14
Journal Issue
1
Series
Rev. Mex. Astron. Astrof.
Journal Page Range
178-182
ISSN
0185-1101
CODEN
RMAAD

Conference

Title
5. Regional Latin American Meeting on Astronomy.
Original Conference Title
Quinta Reunion Regional Latinoamericana de Astronomia
Dates
6-10 Oct 1986.
Place
Merida, Yucatan (Mexico).

INIS

Country of Publication
Mexico
Country of Input or Organization
Mexico
INIS RN
19065145
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COSMOCHEMISTRY; H2 REGIONS; MAGELLANIC CLOUDS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY
Descriptors DEC
CHEMISTRY; COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; GALAXIES