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Relaño, Mónica; Peimbert, Manuel; Beckman, John
Bibliographical reference
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 564, Issue 2, pp. 704-711.
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2002
Journal
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66
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53
Description
We present spherically symmetric and plane-parallel photoionization
models of NGC 346, an H II region in the Small Magellanic Cloud. The
models are based on CLOUDY and on the observations of Peimbert,
Peimbert, & Ruiz. We find that approximately 45% of the H ionization
photons escape from the H II region, providing an important ionizing
source for the low-density interstellar medium of the SMC. The predicted
I(4363)/I(5007) value is smaller than that observed, probably implying
that there is an additional source of energy not taken into account by
the models. From the ionization structure of the best model and the
observed line intensities we determine the abundances of N, Ne, S, Ar,
and Fe relative to O.