Photoionization of the Diffuse Interstellar Gas in Spirals by Lyman Photons Escaping from H II Regions

Zurita, A.; Beckman, J. E.; Rozas, M.; Ryder, S.
Bibliographical reference

Ionized Gaseous Nebulae, a Conference to Celebrate the 60th Birthdays of Silvia Torres-Peimbert and Manuel Peimbert, Mexico City, November 21-24, 2000 (Eds. W. J. Henney, J. Franco, M. Martos, & M. Peña) Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica (Serie de Conferencias) Vol. 12, pp. 261-261 (2002) (http://www.astroscu.unam.mx/~rmaa/)

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2002
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The existence of an extended component of diffuse ionized gas (DIG) is a well-known property of spiral galaxies. The integrated ensuremath {{H}alpha } luminosity of the DIG is very high (accounting for ~ 50% of the total ensuremath {{H}alpha } emission in a galaxy), which makes it important to understand the origin of this diffuse component.