A multiwavelength study of M17: The spectral energy distribution and PAH emission morphology of a massive star formation region

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 660, Issue 1 I, 2007, Pages 346-362

  Povich, Matthew S ^a   Stone, Jennifer M ^a   Churchwell, Ed ^a   Zweibel, Ellen G ^a   Wolfire, Mark G ^b   Babler, Brian L ^a   Indebetouw, Rémy ^c   Meade, Marilyn R ^a   Whitney, Barbara A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dust, extinction; H II regions; Infrared: ISM; Radio continuum: ISM; Stars: formation; X rays: ISM

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249007169     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513073     Document Type: Article

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