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Methods of determining electron temperatures of HII regions using radio recombination lines are reviewed. It is stressed that accurate and reliable temperatures can easily be derived from individual radio recombination line observations, if those observations are made at appropriate frequencies.
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Shaver, P.A. (1980). Determination of Electron Temperatures Using Radio Recombination Lines. In: Shaver, P.A. (eds) Radio Recombination Lines. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 80. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9024-1_5
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