A Collimated Molecular Jet in W 43A Traced by Water Maser Emission

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العنوان: A Collimated Molecular Jet in W 43A Traced by Water Maser Emission
المؤلفون: Tetsuo Sasao, Philip J. Diamond, Kumiko Obara, Hiroshi Imai, Toshihiro Omodaka
المصدر: Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 209:267-268
بيانات النشر: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2003.
سنة النشر: 2003
مصطلحات موضوعية: Physics, Jet (fluid), Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astronomy, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Astrophysics, Star (graph theory), Planetary nebula, Collimated light, law.invention, law, Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, OH/IR star, Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Maser, Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics
الوصف: We present VLBA observations of the spatial and velocity distributions of 22 GHz H2O and 1612 MHz OH masers in the OH/IR star W 43A. These masers have the same systemic velocity and are, therefore, likely to be associated with the common stellar object. However, the kinematical structures of them are quite different and independent. Most of the H2O masers are extremely collimated spatially and kinematically. The H2O maser jet also seems to be precessing. On the other hand, the OH masers exhibit clear arc-shaped structures indicating a spherically-expanding shell with weak collimation. The W 43A jet is very likely to be predominantly composed of hot molecules traced by H2O maser emission and formed in the immediate vicinity of an unknown star next to another OH/IR star. Such a “molecular jet” is likely to appear only during the short period before a star forms an elongated planetary nebula.
تدمد: 0074-1809
DOI: 10.1017/s0074180900208693
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::a5dbbe3c41ba483aa50b51a405a83e62
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0074180900208693
Rights: OPEN
رقم الانضمام: edsair.doi.dedup.....a5dbbe3c41ba483aa50b51a405a83e62
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE
الوصف
تدمد:00741809
DOI:10.1017/s0074180900208693