SPITZER IRAC COLOR DIAGNOSTICS FOR EXTENDED EMISSION IN STAR-FORMING REGIONS
Abstract
The infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope are an invaluable tool for identifying physical processes in star formation. In this study, we calculate the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) color space of UV fluorescent H{sub 2} and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emission in photodissociation regions (PDRs) using the Cloudy code with PAH opacities from Draine and Li. We create a set of color diagnostics that can be applied to study the structure of PDRs and to distinguish between FUV-excited and shock-excited H{sub 2} emission. To test this method, we apply these diagnostics to Spitzer IRAC data of NGC 2316. Our analysis of the structure of the PDR is consistent with previous studies of the region. In addition to UV excited emission, we identify shocked gas that may be part of an outflow originating from the cluster.
- Authors:
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- Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexíco, Unidad Académica en Ensenada, Km 103 Carr. Tijuana-Ensenada, 22860 Ensenada BC (Mexico)
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 22364924
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Astrophysical Journal Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 794; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 2041-8205
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; CAMERAS; COLOR; DATA ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROGEN; OPACITY; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTON EMISSION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SPACE; STAR CLUSTERS; STARS; TELESCOPES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
Citation Formats
Ybarra, Jason E., Tapia, Mauricio, Román-Zúñiga, Carlos G., and Lada, Elizabeth A., E-mail: jybarra@astro.unam.mx. SPITZER IRAC COLOR DIAGNOSTICS FOR EXTENDED EMISSION IN STAR-FORMING REGIONS. United States: N. p., 2014.
Web. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/794/2/L25.
Ybarra, Jason E., Tapia, Mauricio, Román-Zúñiga, Carlos G., & Lada, Elizabeth A., E-mail: jybarra@astro.unam.mx. SPITZER IRAC COLOR DIAGNOSTICS FOR EXTENDED EMISSION IN STAR-FORMING REGIONS. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/794/2/L25
Ybarra, Jason E., Tapia, Mauricio, Román-Zúñiga, Carlos G., and Lada, Elizabeth A., E-mail: jybarra@astro.unam.mx. 2014.
"SPITZER IRAC COLOR DIAGNOSTICS FOR EXTENDED EMISSION IN STAR-FORMING REGIONS". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/794/2/L25.
@article{osti_22364924,
title = {SPITZER IRAC COLOR DIAGNOSTICS FOR EXTENDED EMISSION IN STAR-FORMING REGIONS},
author = {Ybarra, Jason E. and Tapia, Mauricio and Román-Zúñiga, Carlos G. and Lada, Elizabeth A., E-mail: jybarra@astro.unam.mx},
abstractNote = {The infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope are an invaluable tool for identifying physical processes in star formation. In this study, we calculate the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) color space of UV fluorescent H{sub 2} and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emission in photodissociation regions (PDRs) using the Cloudy code with PAH opacities from Draine and Li. We create a set of color diagnostics that can be applied to study the structure of PDRs and to distinguish between FUV-excited and shock-excited H{sub 2} emission. To test this method, we apply these diagnostics to Spitzer IRAC data of NGC 2316. Our analysis of the structure of the PDR is consistent with previous studies of the region. In addition to UV excited emission, we identify shocked gas that may be part of an outflow originating from the cluster.},
doi = {10.1088/2041-8205/794/2/L25},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22364924},
journal = {Astrophysical Journal Letters},
issn = {2041-8205},
number = 2,
volume = 794,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}