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| Paper: |
Giant H II regions as distance indicators |
| Volume: |
4, The Extragalactic Distance Scale: Proceedings of the ASP 100th Anniversary Symposium |
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157 |
| Authors: |
Melnick, Jorge |
| Abstract: |
The application of giant H II regions as distance indicators is reviewed. The diameter-luminosity class relation, the velocity widths of giant H II regions, and the emission-line luminosities of giant H II regions are discussed. It is shown that giant H II regions together with H II regionlike dwarf galaxies may provide an important tool for the calibration of the extragalactic distance scale. |
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