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      The Chemical Composition of the Galactic H II Regions M8 and M17. A Revision based on deep VLT Echelle Spectrophotometry

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          We present new echelle spectrophotometry of the Galactic H II regions M8 and M17. The data have been taken with the VLT UVES echelle spectrograph in the 3100 to 10400 Å range. We have measured the intensities of 375 and 260 emission lines in M8 and M17 respectively, increasing significatively the number of emission lines measured in previous spectrophotometric studies of these nebulae. Most of the detected lines are permitted lines. Electron temperatures and densities have been determined using different diagnostics. We have derived He+, C++, O+ and O++ ionic abundances from pure recombination lines. We have also derived abundances from collisionally excited lines for a large number of ions of different elements. Highly consistent estimations of t² have been obtained by using different independent indicators; the values are moderate and very similar to those obtained in other Galactic HII regions. We report the detection of deuterium Balmer emission lines, up to D<img border=0 width=9 height=15 src="../../../../../img/revistas/rmaa/v43n1/a1s1.jpg">, in M8 and show that their intensities are consistent with continuum fluorescence as their main excitation mechanism.

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          Presentamos nuevos datos espectrofotométricos de las regiones HII Galácticas M8 y M17. Los datos se obtuvieron a través del espectrógrafo echelle UVES del VLT en el intervalo entre los 3100 y los 10400 Å. Medimos las intensidades de 375 y 260 líneas de emisión en M8 y M17, respectivamente, incrementando de forma significativa el número de líneas identificadas en estas nebulosas. La mayoría de las líneas detectadas son permitidas. Calculamos las temperaturas y densidades electrónicas usando diferentes diagnósticos, y determinamos las abundancias iónicas de He+, C++, O+ and O++ a partir de líneas debidas únicamente a recombinación, así como las abundancias de un gran número de iones de diferentes elementos usando líneas de excitación colisional. Obtuvimos estimaciones consistentes de t² usando diferentes indicadores independientes. Detectamos líneas de emisión de la serie de Balmer de deuterio en M8, hasta D<img border=0 width=9 height=15 src="../../../../../img/revistas/rmaa/v43n1/a1s1.jpg">; también mostramos que sus intensidades son consistentes con el hecho de que la fluorescencia del continuo es el principal mecanismo de excitación de estas líneas.

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                Journal
                rmaa
                Revista mexicana de astronomía y astrofísica
                Rev. mex. astron. astrofis
                Instituto de Astronomía, UNAM (México, DF, Mexico )
                0185-1101
                2007
                : 43
                : 1
                : 3-31
                Affiliations
                [01] La Laguna Tenerife orgnameInstituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Spain celiac.es, jogarcia@ 123456iac.es
                [04] Santiago de Chile orgnameUniversidad de Chile orgdiv1Departamento de Astronomía Chile mtruiz@ 123456das.uchile.cl
                [02] México D. F. orgnameUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México orgdiv1Instituto de Astronomía México antonioastroscu.unam.mx, peimbert@ 123456astroscu.unam.mx
                [03] Puebla orgnameInstituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica México mrodri@ 123456inaoep.mx
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                S0185-11012007000100001 S0185-1101(07)04300100001
                bb57fe45-8fe0-4dc1-925c-56aacad1dae8

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                : 07 July 2006
                : 02 October 2006
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                H II REGIONS,ISM: ABUNDANCES,ISM: INDIVIDUAL: M8, M17,LINE: IDENTIFICATION

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