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HD 44179的紫外光谱

Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of HD 44179

Michael L. Sitko, Lawrence S. Bernstein, Robert J. Glinski

摘要:

我们重新分析了红矩形星云的中心恒星HD 44179的紫外光谱,提供了对CO吸收的第4个正A-X系统的柱密度,旋转和振动温度的改进估计。2200 A的通量短轴是一个复杂的CO特征混合物,没有可辨别的恒星光球,使得识别其他分子种类变得困难,直接推导尘埃消光曲线是不可能的。我们证实,自旋禁阻CO(a-X)卡梅隆带可能产生的碰撞激发或化学反应,而不是光激发,但具有更高的内部振动激发比以前确定的。我们还检测到自旋禁戒的CO的a '-X,d-X和e-X吸收特征。热的CO(A-X)带显示出约300 km/s的蓝移,可能发生在怀疑是系统中紫外线通量的原始来源的白矮星附近,并形成红矩形中物质流出的基础。OH的“彗星带”系统近3000 A也进行了分析,并估计其振转温度确定。在这个系统中研究的分子来源仍然未知,但可能是与恒星相关的气体物质的组合,或者来自周围尘埃环的加工材料。

英文摘要:

We have re-analyzed the ultraviolet spectrum of HD 44179, the central star(s) of the Red Rectangle nebula, providing improved estimates of the column density, rotational, and vibrational temperatures of the 4th Positive A-X system of CO in absorption. The flux shortward of 2200 A is a complex blend of CO features with no discernible stellar photosphere, making the identification of other molecular species difficult, and the direct derivation of the dust extinction curve impossible. We confirm that the spin-forbidden CO (a-X) Cameron bands are likely produced by either collisional excitation or a chemical reaction, not photoexcitation, but with a higher internal vibrational excitation than previously determined. We also detect the spin-forbidden CO a'-X, d-X, and e-X absorption features. The hot CO (A-X) bands exhibit a blue-shift of ~300 km/s, likely occurring close to the white dwarf star(s) suspected as the original source of the ultraviolet flux in the system, and forming the base of the outflow of material in the Red Rectangle. The OH "comet-band" system near 3000 A is also analyzed, and estimates of its rovibrational temperatures determined. The source of the molecules studied in this system is still unknown, but may be a combination of gaseous material associated with the star(s), or processed material from the surrounding dust torus.

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