Electron density measured from [SII] line ratios
Electron density measured from [SII] line ratios in the GMOS IFU data. The density generally declines along the minor axis of M82, and the highest densities arise in very compact regions, though not in the starburst complexes themselves
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
Id: | geminiann09020b |
Type: | Simulation |
Release date: | Oct. 2, 2009, 6:37 p.m. |
Related announcements: | geminiann09020 |
Size: | 500 x 337 px |
About the Object
Name: | M82 |
Category: | Galaxies Illustrations |