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The Hiiregions of M31

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

J. H. Spencer
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A.
B. F. Burke
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A.

Abstract

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The luminosity of the brightest Hiiregions of M31 was determined with the NRAO 3-element interferometer at 3.7 cm and 11 cm wavelength. It is unlikely that M31 has any superbright Hiiregions such as W51 or W49; our Galaxy has between 10 and 20 Hiiregions that are more luminous than any in M31.

Type
Part 2: Galactic H ii Regions
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1974 

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