Abdul Azim Bin Abdul Rashid Homework Assignment 2 AST 308 A42862438

Calculate the mass of ionized hydrogen(refer handout) Given L H

h vH Ne H mass mH

solving for mass mass

L H m H h vH Ne H

For L(H),given the distance to the nebula is r Flux of H received at Earth is F 1.00 10
8

473 pc or 1.46157 1021 cm and erg cm

2

s 1.

Then,the luminosity of the nebula is L H F 4 r2 1.00 10

8

erg cm

1.46157 1021 cm

2.68441

1035 erg s

For vH , we know that it can be expressed as H so H

Co H

where Co
3.0 1010 4.861 10
cm s 5

speed of light in cm 6.17157 1014 Hz

1

3.0 1010

cm and s

HB

4861

4.861 10

cm

cm

For Ne , refer to the Intensity ratio vs Ne Thus, Ne 103 cm

3

104 T

graph. Since Flux

j,

j 6716 j 6731

F 6716 F 6731

1.05.

. 1.67 10
27

Mass of one hydrogen atom in solar masses,m H

kg

8.39652

10

58

M j,

For H , first find the corresponding temperature using we have

j 4959 j 5007 j 4363 F 4959 F 5007 F 4363

j 4959 j 5007 j 4363

vs Temperature , T.Again , since Flux

418.69.From the graph,this corresponds to temperature of 10500K. 2.345 10

18

Next,plot Te K vs H using the data in the sheet and find a best fit line.My best fit line is H When T Thus, The massnebula
L H m H h vH Ne H 6.63 10
27

6.075 10

14

10 500 K, H

3.6075 10

3 14 cm s

2.68441 1035 erg s

8.39652 10
3 3

58

M
3 14 cm s

1.52698 M

erg s 6.17157 10 Hz 10 cm

14

3.6075 10