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Name OT2_anoriega_2
Title SABER: Spectral Analysis of the Bowshock Emission in a Runaway
URL

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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-5upm9w9
Author noriega-crespo, a.
Description
Bowshocks around runaway OB stars are some of the most spectacular
objects in the mid/far infrared, covering in some cases as much
as half a degree across the sky. The bowshocks are essentially enormous
gas shells contained by ram pressure where the dust trapped in their
interiors reprocesses the UV flux from the parent OB stars and re-radiates
it in the infrared. The pressure balance between the stellar wind and the
ISM, also implies a tight relationship between their physical properties,
and therefore, bowshocks from runaway stars provide a powerful tool
to probe the interstellar medium and/or the properties of the OB stellar
wind. The formation of these shells requires very efficient cooling
that is expected to take place through the emission of a wealth of
atomic fine structure lines, like [OI] 63.2 or [NII] 205.2 micron.
Because the diffuse nature of these shells it has been very difficult
to confirm this expectation using spectroscopic observations.
In this project we propose to use the PACS spectrometer to observe
the zeta Oph bowshock in order to better understand and constrain
the physical conditions of its gas shell, its dust properties,
its turbulence, and in such a way that will allow to use
zeta Oph as a template to make sense of the physical properties
of the many more runaway bowshocks are continuously being discovered.
Publication
Instrument PACS_PacsLineSpec_large
Temporal Coverage 2012-09-15T10:08:24Z/2012-09-15T16:13:44Z
Version SPG v14.2.0
Mission Description Herschel was launched on 14 May 2009! It is the fourth 'cornerstone' mission in the ESA science programme. With a 3.5 m Cassegrain telescope it is the largest space telescope ever launched. It is performing photometry and spectroscopy in approximately the 55-671 µm range, bridging the gap between earlier infrared space missions and groundbased facilities.
Creator Contact https://support.cosmos.esa.int/h®erschel/
Date Published 2013-03-15T15:18:41Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, noriega-crespo, a., 2013, OT2_anoriega_2, SPG v14.2.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-5upm9w9