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OH脉泽星的改进的VLBI天体测量

Improved VLBI astrometry of OH maser stars

W. H. T. Vlemmings, H. J. van Langevelde

摘要:

目标:需要精确距离演化的恒星与高质量损失率的研究,他们的许多基本属性。然而,由于这些恒星被严重遮蔽和变化,光学和红外天体测量无法提供足够的精度。方法:利用星周包层中的脉泽进行天体测量可以克服这个问题。我们用甚长基线阵(VLBA)对一些渐近巨星支(AGB)星的OH脉泽进行了近一年的观测。我们已经使用的技术,相位参考与束内校准器测试的改进,这种技术可以提供甚长基线干涉(VLBI)OH脉泽天体测量观测。结果:我们显著地改进了Mira变星U Her、S CrB和RR Aql的视差和自行测量。结论:结果表明,在光束相位参考和减少太阳活动在观测过程中显着提高天体测量观测的精度。改进后的到S CrB(418 + 21 - 18 pc)和RR Aql(633 + 214 - 128 pc)的距离与已发表的P-L关系完全一致,但到U Her(266 + 32 - 28 pc)的距离明显变小。我们的结论是,源是明亮的,并有一个附近的束内校准器,VLBI OH脉泽天体测量可以用来确定的OH脉泽星的距离高达~2千秒差距。

英文摘要:

Aims: Accurate distances to evolved stars with high mass loss rates are needed for studies of many of their fundamental properties. However, as these stars are heavily obscured and variable, optical and infrared astrometry is unable to provide enough accuracy. Methods: Astrometry using masers in the circumstellar envelopes can be used to overcome this problem. We have observed the OH masers of a number of Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars for approximately 1 year with the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA). We have used the technique of phase referencing with in-beam calibrators to test the improvements this technique can provide to Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) OH maser astrometric observations. Results: We have significantly improved the parallax and proper motion measurements of the Mira variable stars U Her, S CrB and RR Aql. Conclusions: It is shown that both in-beam phase-referencing and a decrease in solar activity during the observations significantly improves the accuracy of the astrometric observations. The improved distances to S CrB (418 +21 -18 pc) and RR Aql (633 +214 -128 pc) are fully consistent with published P-L relations, but the distance to U Her (266 +32 -28 pc) is significantly smaller. We conclude that for sources that are bright and have a nearby in-beam calibrator, VLBI OH maser astrometry can be used to determine distances to OH masing stars of up to ~2 kpc.

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