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. 2000 Apr 4;97(9):4551–4555. doi: 10.1073/pnas.070590597

Table 3.

Derived [Cl iii] electron temperatures and densities

Object (Te, log Ne)
(Te, log Ne)other Ref.*
(R1, R2) (R1, R3) (R1, R4)
NGC 2440 I, 3.4 11,750, 3.7 22
NGC 6537 7,500, 4.2 9,200, 4.3 24
NGC 6572 10,000, 4.2 14,000, 4.3 11,000, 4.2 11,000, 4.2 25
NGC 6572 12,500, 4.2 I, 4.2 14,000, 4.2 11,000, 4.2 25
NGC 6741 12,000, 3.8 I, 3.8 11,750, 3.7 26
NGC 6884 I 3.9 11,750, 4.1 21
NGC 7009 I, 3.6 I, 3.6 11,500, 3.6 27
NGC 7027 12,500, 4.9 13,500, 4.9 11,000, 4.9 14,000, 4.8 14
NGC 7662 I, 3.5 12,000, 3.7 28
IC 2165 I, 3.4 I, 3.4 9,750, 3.6 15
IC 4997 I, 4.3 I, 4.3 I, 4.3 10,000, 4.2 29
IC 4997 I, 4.1 I, 4.1 I, 4.1 10,000, 4.2 29
Hubble 12 I, 4.3 I, 4.3 I, 4.3 12,500, 4.4 30

Te values are in K, Ne values are in cm−3. I indicates that Te was indeterminate due to the observed R2, R3, or R4 line ratio lying outside the range of values given in Fig. 1 or 2. In these instances, log Ne was deduced from R1 by adopting Te = 10,000 K. 

*References for sources of (Te, log Ne)other

Observations taken in 1990. 

Observations taken in 1991.