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The Spectral Energy Distributions of Infant Super–Star Clusters in Henize 2‐10 from 7 Millimeters to 6 Centimeters

Authors :
Kelsey E. Johnson
Henry A. Kobulnicky
Source :
The Astrophysical Journal. 597:923-928
Publication Year :
2003
Publisher :
American Astronomical Society, 2003.

Abstract

We present observations from our continuing studies of the earliest stages of massive star cluster evolution. In this paper, radio observations from the Very Large Array at 0.7cm, 1.3cm, 2cm, 3.6cm, and 6cm are used to map the radio spectral energy distributions and model the physical properties of the ultra-young embedded super star clusters in Henize 2-10. The 0.7cm flux densities indicate that the young embedded star clusters that are powering the radio detected ``ultradense HII regions'' (UDHIIs) have masses greater than \~10^5 Msun. We model the radio spectral energy distributions as both constant density HII regions and HII regions with power-law electron density gradients. These models suggest the UDHIIs have radii ranging between ~2-4pc and average electron densities of ~10^3-10^4 cm^-3 (with peak electron densities reaching values of ~10^5-10^6 cm^-3). The pressures implied by these densities are P/k_B~10^7-10^10 cm^-3 K, several orders of magnitude higher than typical pressures in the Galactic ISM. The inferred HII masses in the UDHIIs are \~2-8x10^3 Msun; these values are

Details

ISSN :
15384357 and 0004637X
Volume :
597
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Astrophysical Journal
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........e347e469b6474290428b4288bfa65300