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We discovered a large population of previously unknown Galactic H II regions by using the Green Bank Telescope to detect their hydrogen radio recombination line emission. Since recombination lines are optically thin at 3 cm wavelength, we…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-19 T. M. Bania , L. D. Anderson , Dana S. Balser , R. T. Rood

We report the detection of radio recombination line emission (RRL) using the Arecibo Observatory at X-band (9GHz, 3cm) from 37 previously unknown HII regions in the Galactic zone 66 deg. > l > 31 deg. and |b| < 1 deg. This Arecibo HII…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-11 T. M. Bania , L. D. Anderson , Dana S. Balser

We present new [Ne II] (12.8 micron) IRTF/TEXES observations of the Galactic Center HII regions H1 and H2, which are at a projected distance of ~11 pc from the center of the Galaxy. The new observations allow to map the radial velocity…

We have carried out the largest and most unbiased search for hypercompact (HC) HII regions. Our method combines four interferometric radio continuum surveys (THOR, CORNISH, MAGPIS and White2005) with far-infrared and sub-mm Galactic Plane…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-11-28 A. Y. Yang , M. A. Thompson , W. W. Tian , S. Bihr , H. Beuther , L. Hindson

We have discovered a number of very small isolated HII regions 20-30 kpc from their nearest galaxy. The HII regions appear as tiny emission line dots (ELdots) in narrow band images obtained by the NOAO Survey for Ionization in Neutral Gas…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. V. Ryan-Weber , M. E. Putman , K. C. Freeman , G. R. Meurer , R. L. Webster

We present multiwavelength investigation of morphology, physical-environment, stellar contents and star formation activity in the vicinity of star-forming region Sh 2-100. It is found that the Sh 2-100 region contains seven HII regions of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-18 M. R. Samal , A. K. Pandey , D. K. Ojha , S. K. Ghosh , V. K. Kulkarni , N. Kusakabe , M. Tamura , B. C. Bhatt , M. A. Thompson , R. Sagar

Studies of Galactic HII regions are of crucial importance for studying star formation and the evolution of the interstellar medium. Gaining an insight into their physical characteristics contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of…

We present a multiwavelength investigation of the HII region G25.8700+0.1350, located in the inner part of the Galaxy. In radio continuum emission, the region is seen as a bright arc-shaped structure. An analysis of the HI line suggests…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-12-20 S. Cichowolski , N. U. Duronea , L. A. Suad , E. M. Reynoso , R. Dorda

A number of very small isolated HII regions have been discovered at projected distances up to 30 kpc from their nearest galaxy. These HII regions appear as tiny emission line objects in narrow band images obtained by the NOAO Survey for…

We report subarcsecond-resolution VLA imaging of four nearby spiral galaxies: IC 342, Maffei II, NGC 2903, and NGC 6946. In each galaxy, compact radio continuum sources are identified in the central ~ 15" x 15" region. These compact sources…

Neutral hydrogen (HI) is the primary component of the cool interstellar medium (ISM) and is the reservoir of fuel for star formation. Owing to the sensitivity of existing radio telescopes, our understanding of the evolution of the ISM in…

We report subarcsecond-resolution VLA imaging of the centers of four nearby spiral galaxies: IC 342, Maffei II, NGC 2903, and NGC 6946. In each galaxy, 7 - 12 compact radio continuum sources were identified within the central 15" x 15".…

We derive infrared and radio flux densities of all ~1000 known Galactic HII regions in the Galactic longitude range 17.5 < l < 65 degree. Our sample comes from the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) catalog of Galactic \hii regions…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-09-06 Z. Makai , L. D. Anderson , J. L. Mascoop , B. Johnstone

HII regions made of gas ionized by radiations from young massive stars, are widely distributed in the Milky Way. They are tracers for star formation, and their distributions are correlated with the Galactic spiral structure. Radio…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-11-03 Chuan-Peng Zhang , Jin-Long Xu , Guang-Xing Li , Li-Gang Hou , Nai-Ping Yu , Peng Jiang

We have compiled a catalogue of HII regions detected with the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) between 72 and 231MHz. The multiple frequency bands provided by the MWA allow us identify the characteristic spectrum generated by the thermal…

We report multifrequency radio continuum and hydrogen radio recombination line observations of HII regions near l=24.8d b=0.1d using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) at 1.28 GHz (n=172), 0.61 GHz (n=220) and the Very Large Array…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-08-02 N. G. Kantharia , W. M. Goss , D. Anish Roshi , Niruj R. Mohan , Francois Viallefond

A group of four compact HII regions associated with the well-known 50 km/s molecular cloud is the closest site of on-going star formation to the dynamical center of the Galaxy, at a projected distance of ~6 pc. We present a study of ionized…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-20 F. Yusef-Zadeh , J. H. Lacy , M. Wardle , B. Whitney , H. Bushouse , D. A. Roberts , R. G. Arendt

The star-forming activity in the HII region RCW 42 is investigated using multiple wavebands, from near-infrared to radio wavelengths. Located at a distance of 5.8 kpc, this southern region has a bolometric luminosity of 1.8 $\times$ 10$^6$…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-08-17 Vipin Kumar , S. Vig , V. S. Veena , S. Mohan , S. K. Ghosh , A. Tej , D. K. Ojha

At low radio frequencies (< 100 MHz), classical HII regions may become optically thick (optical depth > 1) and can be observed as discrete absorption regions against the Galactic nonthermal background emission created by Galactic cosmic ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Michael E. Nord , P. A. Henning , R. J. Rand , T. Joseph W. Lazio , Namir E. Kassim

There is a considerable deficiency in the number of known supernova remnants (SNRs) in the Galaxy compared to that expected. Searches for extended low-surface brightness radio sources may find new Galactic SNRs, but confusion with the much…