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Interstellar bubbles

Journal Article · · Astrophys. J., Lett., v. 200, no. 2, pp. L107-L110
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/181908· OSTI ID:4199781
Early-type stars blow bubbles in the interstellar medium. The radii of the bubbles are typically 30 pc. Typical conditions in their interiors are Tapprox. =10$sup 6$K and napprox. =0.01 cm$sup -3$. The dense shell of swept- up interstellar gas that surrounds them is likely to trap the ionization front and may also have an outer layer of H$sub 2$. The column density of O vi in the interior is in accord with observations by the Copernicus ultraviolet telescope.
Research Organization:
Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-33-003746
OSTI ID:
4199781
Journal Information:
Astrophys. J., Lett., v. 200, no. 2, pp. L107-L110, Journal Name: Astrophys. J., Lett., v. 200, no. 2, pp. L107-L110; ISSN AJLEA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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