Interstellar Abundance Gradients In NGC 2403: Comparison To M33
The Astrophysical Journal1997Vol. 489(1), pp. 63–86
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Abstract
We present new long-slit spectra of 12 H II regions in the Scd spiral galaxy NGC 2403. Gas-phase element abundances for O, N, S, Ne, and Ar were estimated using direct measurements of electron temperature based on detections of [O III] λ4363, [S III] λ6312, and [O II] λ7320-7330, and from theoretical photoionization analysis. We find abundance gradients for O/H and N/O of -0.102 ± 0.009 dex kpc-1 and -0.032 ± 0.005 dex kpc-1, respectively. The relatively flat N/O gradient suggest a significant source of primary nitrogen. An upper limit for the C/O ratio for one H II region was determined from a Hubble Space Telescope FOS spectrum. A mild outward increasing gradient in S/O is seen at marginal significance (0.03 ± 0.02 dex kpc-1).
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