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发射星云Sh 2-174:周围区域的射电观测

The Emission Nebula Sh 2-174: A Radio Investigation of the Surrounding Region

R. R. Ransom, R. Kothes, J. Geisbuesch, W. Reich, T. L. Landecker

摘要:

Sh 2-174被认为是一个行星状星云(PN)或电离的环境星际介质(ISM)。在本文中,我们提出了1420 MHz的极化,1420 MHz的总强度(斯托克斯-I),和中性氢(HI)的图像周围的区域Sh 2-174。射电图像不仅揭示了天体的性质,还揭示了Sh 2-174与周围环境之间的关系。HI图像显示,Sh 2-174目前位于1.2度x0.4度云的中心。斯托克斯-I的图像显示了与R波段光学星云一致的热发射峰,以及来自Sh 2-174周围电离“晕”和从云东南延伸的电离“高原”的低表面亮度发射。偏振图像揭示了沿Sh 2-174投影轨迹的法拉第旋转结构,包括一个高对比度结构,其“手臂”精确地沿HI云的东部边缘延伸,以及一个与Sh 2-174下游边缘合并的宽阔中心区域。高对比度的结构与电离尾一致,它具有早期(在Sh 2-174进入云之前)和现在(在Sh 2-174进入云之后)的成分。此外,我们的旋转测量分析表明,ISM磁场在Sh 2-174的前缘偏转。下游尾翼和上游场偏转指向PN-ISM相互作用。我们对宿主白矮星(GD~561)的空间速度估计表明,Sh 2-174大约在27,000年前进入云,并给出了小于约200,000年的PN-ISM相互作用时间尺度。我们估计云中的环境磁场为11 +/- 3微高斯。

英文摘要:

Sh 2-174 is believed to be either a planetary nebula (PN) or ionized, ambient interstellar medium (ISM). We present in this paper 1420 MHz polarization, 1420 MHz total intensity (Stokes-I), and neutral hydrogen (HI) images of the region around Sh 2-174. The radio images address not only the nature of the object, but also the history of the relationship between Sh 2-174 and its surrounding environment. The HI images show that Sh 2-174 sits presently at the center of a 1.2 deg x 0.4 deg cloud. The Stokes-I image shows thermal emission peaks coincident with the R-band optical nebula, as well as low-surface-brightness emission from an ionized "halo" around Sh 2-174 and from an ionized "plateau" extending southeast from the cloud. The polarization images reveal Faraday-rotation structures along the projected trajectory of Sh 2-174, including a high-contrast structure with "arms" that run precisely along the eastern edge of the HI cloud and a wide central region which merges with the downstream edge of Sh 2-174. The high-contrast structure is consistent with an ionized tail which has both early-epoch (before Sh 2-174 entered the cloud) and present-epoch (after Sh 2-174 entered the cloud) components. Furthermore, our rotation-measure analysis indicates that the ISM magnetic field is deflected at the leading edge of Sh 2-174. The downstream tail and upstream field deflection point to a PN-ISM interaction. Our estimated space velocity for the host white dwarf (GD~561) demonstrates that Sh 2-174 entered the cloud approximately 27,000 yr ago, and gives a PN-ISM interaction timescale less than approximately 200,000 yr. We estimate an ambient magnetic field in the cloud of 11 +/- 3 microGauss.

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