Bibcode
DOI
Jones, B.; Rodriguez-Espinosa, J. M.
Bibliographical reference
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 285, Oct. 15, 1984, p. 580-586. NSF-supported research.
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1984
Journal
Citations
24
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22
Description
It is reported that 8-13-micron spectra have been obtained at several
positions across the extended emission region of M82. No major
differences among the spectra are found. In addition, a strong
similarity is found between these spectra and the infrared spectrum of
the Orion ionization front. The data are interpreted using a model for
M82 in which the Orion nebula is taken as typical of a region of active
star formation. A star burst model for M82 is constructed using 100,000
regions similar to Orion. The infrared spectral shape, overall
luminosity, radio luminosity, and other observable parameters of M82 are
consistent with this model. It is also suggested that models similar to
the one proposed here may be used to explain the infrared spectrum of
active galactic nuclei such as NGC 1614 and NGC 7469.