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8--13 micron maps of the Trapezium region of the Orion Nebula

Journal Article · · Astrophys. J., Lett., v. 202, no. 1, pp. L33-L36
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/181974· OSTI ID:4098778
The Trapezium region of the Orion Nebula has been mapped at 8.6, 10.1, 11.2, 12.2, and 13.1 $mu$ with an infrared array spectrometer. The 8--13 $mu$ spectral structure of the entire region is characterized by emission and absorption by silicate grains. The grain emission is most prominent in the vicinity of the Trapezium. Absorption by silicate grains is evident only in the Becklin-Neugebauer--Kleinmann-Low region. It is concluded that the most likely grain heating mechanism in the Ney-Allen sources is the absorption by the grains of L$alpha$ radiation resonantly trapped within the H ii region. (AIP)
Research Organization:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Wyoming
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-33-018207
OSTI ID:
4098778
Journal Information:
Astrophys. J., Lett., v. 202, no. 1, pp. L33-L36, Journal Name: Astrophys. J., Lett., v. 202, no. 1, pp. L33-L36; ISSN AJLEA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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