A Spectral Diagnostic for Density-Bounded HII Regions

Iglesias-Páramo, J.; Muñoz-Tuñón, C.
Bibliographical reference

Astrophysics and Space Science Supplement, v. 277, p. 99-99 (2001).

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2001
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2
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2
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Our spectral diagnostic based on the intensity of the [OI]λ6300Å line indicates that many observed HII regions are indeed density-bounded. The estimated fractions of escaping Lyman continuum photons range from 15 to even more than 50%.