Investigation of NGC 7822 (Sh2-171) HII Region Using WHAM Hα Data

Year 2023, , 200 - 214, 30.04.2023

Muhittin Şahan

https://doi.org/10.53433/yyufbed.1129415

Abstract

In this study, we probe the general properties of nineteen Hα emission line spectra with a 1º field of view from a 4ºx4º region (l=116º.1

Keywords

Fabry–Perot spectrometer, H II regions, Interstellar medium, NGC 7822 (Sh2-171), Warm ionized medium

WHAM Hα Verileri Kullanılarak NGC 7822 (Sh2-171) HII Bölgesinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Wisconsin H-Alpha Mapper (WHAM) verileri kullanılarak NGC 7822 HII bölgesinin (Sh2-171, W1) 4x4’lik çevresinden (l=116º.10

Keywords

Fabry–Perot tayfölçeri, HII bölgeleri, NGC 7822 (Sh2-171), Sıcak iyonize ortam, Yıldızlararası ortam

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