Modeling the ionizing spectra of H II regions: individual stars versus stellar ensembles

2010/07/20 by M. Villaverde, Marcos Villaverde, M. Cerviño +3
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Cluster (spacecraft) #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Ion #Ionization #Lyman limit #Metallicity #Photoionization #Physics #Redshift #Spectral line #Star cluster #Star formation #Stars #Stellar mass #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.CO

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200912993

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openalex publication_date 2010/07/20 · arxiv created 2010/10/14 · arxiv updated 2013/07/02 · openalex created_date 2020/11/23 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Aims. We study how IMF sampling affects the ionizing flux and emission line spectra of low mass stellar clusters.

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