2000ApJ...542L.143F -
Astrophys. J., 542, L143-L146 (2000/October-3)
The density structure of highly compact H II regions.
FRANCO J., KURTZ S., HOFNER P., TESTI L., GARCIA-SEGURA G. and MARTOS M.
Abstract (from CDS):
We report the density structure of the ultracompact (UC) H II regions G35.20-1.74, G9.62+0.19-E, and G75.78+0.34-H2O. The density profiles are derived from radio continuum emission at wavelengths from 6 to 0.3 cm. In the case of G35.20-1.74, a cometary UC H II region with a core and a tail, the spectrum of the core varies as Sν∝ν0.6, implying that the density structure is ne∝r–2. The emission from the tail has a flatter spectrum, indicating that the density gradient is also negative but shallower. For the case of G9.62+0.19, which is an H II region complex with several components, the spectrum of the region designated component E is Sν∝ν0.95, corresponding to ne∝r–2.5. The steepest spectral index, Sν∝ν1.4, is for the super UC H II region G75.78+0.34-H2O; its density stratification may be as steep as ne∝r–4. The actual density gradient may be smaller, owing to an exponential (rather than a power-law) density distribution or to the effects of finite spatial extent. The contribution from dust emission and some of the possible implications of these density distributions are briefly discussed.
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ISM: H II Regions - ISM: Clouds - Radio Continuum: ISM
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