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对 V1425 Aql 的 MUSE 观测揭示了一个弧形新星壳

MUSE observations of V1425 Aql reveal an arc-shaped nova shell

L. Celedón, C. Tappert, L. Schmidtobreick, F. Selman

AI总结:

研究利用 MUSE 观测分析 V1425 Aql 新星壳的空间分布与运动学,发现外壳为部分环绕球形内壳的弧形结构,并揭示二者光谱差异。

摘要:

新星壳是激变变星系统中一次新星爆发的遗迹。通过研究它们的几何形态,我们可以更好地理解在新星爆发期间塑造它们的物理机制。一个挑战我们目前对这些过程认识的新星壳,是在 V1425 Aql 周围观测到的壳层。它至少具有两个不同的组成部分:一个内部的、对称的壳层,以及一个外部的、非对称的壳层,后者的膨胀速度快于前者。这种非对称抛射物背后的物理原因尚不清楚。我们旨在刻画这两个组成部分的性质及其差异,以理解这种异常形态背后的起源。我们获取了 MUSE 数据,用于研究整个壳层中膨胀气体的空间位置和运动学。我们的分析包括通道图、位置—速度图,以及对新星壳三维几何形态的重建。在 MUSE 的波长覆盖范围内探测到若干发射线,包括但不限于 Balmer、Oxygen、Nitrogen 和 Helium 线。内壳与外壳的光谱存在显著差异:后者仅在禁戒跃迁中被观测到,而内壳则呈现禁戒跃迁与容许跃迁的混合。我们的分析表明,外壳的几何形态与一个弧形结构相符,该结构部分环绕着更接近球形的内壳。在内壳内部,Hα+[Nii] 线中开始显现出团块状结构。我们已将外壳的几何形态约束为弧形结构,但其起源背后的物理原因仍未明确。进一步监测该天体中两个壳层的演化,可能有助于澄清这种异常构型背后的机制。

英文摘要:

Nova shells are the remnants of a nova eruption in a cataclysmic variable system. By studying their geometry we can better understand the physical mechanisms that shape them during the nova eruption. A nova shell that challenges our current understanding of these processes is the shell observed around V1425 Aql. It has at least two different components: an inner and symmetric shell, and an outer and asymmetric shell, with the latter expanding faster than the former. The physical reason behind the asymmetric ejecta is not clear. We aim to characterize the properties and differences between these two components to understand the origin behind the unusual shape. We acquired MUSE data to study the spatial position and kinematics of the expanding gas across the shell. Our analysis includes channel maps, position-velocity diagrams, and the reconstruction of the 3D geometry of the nova shell. Several emission lines are detected within the MUSE wavelength coverage, including but not limited to Balmer, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Helium lines. There are significant differences in the spectra of the inner and outer shells, with the latter being observed only in forbidden transitions, while the inner shows a mix of forbidden and allowed ones. Our analysis reveals that the outer shell has a geometry consistent with an arc-shaped structure that partially encircles the more spherical inner shell. Within the inner shell, clumpy structures start to be noticeable in the lines of H$α$+[Nii]. We have constrained the geometry of the outer shell to an arc-shaped structure, although the physical reason behind its origin is still eluding us. Further monitoring of the evolution of both shells in this object might help to clarify the mechanism behind this unusual configuration.

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