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- Title
Near Infrared View on the Photo-Dissociation Regions S 255, S 257, NGC 7538, and S 140.
- Authors
Kirsanova, M. S.; Tatarnikov, A. M.; Boley, P. A.; Wiebe, D. S.; Maslennikova, N. A.; Tatarnikov, A. A.
- Abstract
We performed photometric observations of the S 255, S 257, S 140, NGC 7358, and the Orion Bar photo-dissociation regions (PDRs) at 2 m using narrow-band filters centered on the Br , H , and [Fe II] lines, as well as the narrow-band and the broad-band filters for continuum subtraction. The observations were done with the 2.5-m telescope of the SAI Caucasian Mountain Observatory and the near-infrared camera and spectrograph ASTRONIRCAM. We find several high-density arc-like structures in the Br and [Fe II] images of the ionized gas in NGC 7538 and extended shells and arcs visible through the H emission. The H ionization front and H dissociation front are merged in NGC 7538. In S 255 and S 257 we detected only Br emission from the H II regions and bright H emission from the PDRs. The projected distance between the H ionization and H dissociation fronts is approximately 0.3–0.4 pc, which cannot be explained using models of a uniform medium. Most probably, the ionized and neutral gas in these PDRs is clumpy. The H I-to-H transitions in the NGC 7538, S 255, S 257 and S 140 PDRs are gradual with no sharp borders. This conclusion also agrees with the suggestion of a clumpy medium.
- Subjects
NEW General Catalogue of Nebulae &; Clusters of Stars; IONIZED gases; SPECTROGRAPHS; COLLISION induced dissociation; OBSERVATORIES; CAMERAS; TELESCOPES
- Publication
Astrophysical Bulletin, 2023, Vol 78, Issue 3, p372
- ISSN
1990-3413
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1134/S199034132360014X