STRUCTURE AND EXTINCTION OF 30 DORADUS AND THE NEARBY SNR-N157B AS MEASURED BY A COMPARISON OF RADIO AND OPTICAL-IMAGES

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作者
DICKEL, JR
MILNE, DK
KENNICUTT, RC
CHU, YH
SCHOMMER, RA
机构
[1] UNIV ILLINOIS,DEPT ASTRON,URBANA,IL 61801
[2] UNIV ARIZONA,STEWARD OBSERV,TUCSON,AZ 85721
[3] CERRO TOLOLO INTERAMER OBSERV,LA SERENA,CHILE
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10.1086/116918
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P1 [天文学];
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摘要
A 13 cm radio continuum image of the 30 Doradus region has been made with 7.5'' resolution using the Australia Telescope. It has been compared with a calibrated optical CCD image obtained at Cerro Tololo. The two images are virtually identical, indicating little variation in extinction across the nebula. The mean value of the extinction at H(alpha) is 1.1 mag. The detailed radio image confirms that N157B is a Crab-like (nonshell) SNR with an extent of about 90'' X 70''.
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