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Lyman-α radiation from nebular objects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

N. Panagia
Affiliation:
Laboratorio di Astrofisica, Frascati, Italy
M. Fulchignoni
Affiliation:
Laboratorio di Astrofisica, Frascati, Italy

Abstract

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For a simplified model of a gaseous nebula, that is spherical, isothermal, homogeneous and composed of pure hydrogen, the amount of Lyman-α radiation emitted from the surface of the nebula is evaluated for various physical conditions. The problem of observability of the Lyman-α emission line is examined, taking into account absorption by dust and by interstellar neutral hydrogen.

Type
Part III: Interstellar Absorption and Emission
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1970 

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