The gaseous content of the Blue Compact Galaxy Mrk 59
| dc.creator | Etangs, A. Lecavelier des | |
| dc.creator | Thuan, T. X. | |
| dc.creator | Izotov, Y. I. | |
| dc.date | 2001-09-20 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T02:00:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T02:00:06Z | |
| dc.description | FUSE far-UV spectroscopy of the nearby metal-deficient (Zo/8) cometary Blue Compact Dwarf galaxy Mrk59 have been used to investigate element abundances in its interstellar medium. The lack of diffuse H2 (N(H2)<10e15 cm-2) is due to the combined effect of a strong UV radiation field and a low metallicity. By fitting the line profiles with multiple components having b=7kms-1 and spanning a radial velocity range of 100 kms-1, we derive heavy element abundances in the neutral gas. We find log N(OI)/N(HI)=-5.0+/-0.3, about a factor of 10 below the oxygen abundance of the supergiant HII region. | |
| dc.description | Proceedings of the XVII IAP Colloquium "Gaseous Matter in Galaxies and Intergalactic Space" | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0109335 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0109335 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/3353 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | The gaseous content of the Blue Compact Galaxy Mrk 59 | |
| dc.type | text |