The origin of the strings in the outer regions of Eta Carinae

2); (2) Jodrell Bank Observatory; A.J. Holloway (2) ((1) University College London; J. Meaburn (2); M.P. Redman (1; UK; UK); University of Manchester

arxiv: astro-ph/0203081 · v1 · submitted 2002-03-06 · 🌌 astro-ph

The origin of the strings in the outer regions of Eta Carinae

M.P. Redman (1 , 2) , J. Meaburn (2) , A.J. Holloway (2) ((1) University College London , UK , (2) Jodrell Bank Observatory , University of Manchester , UK) This is my paper

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The narrow optical filaments (`strings' or `spikes') emerging from the Homunculus of Eta Carinae are modelled as resulting from the passage of ballistic `bullets' of material through the dense circumstellar environment. In this explanation, the string is the decelerating flow of ablated gas from the bullet. An archive HST image and new forbidden line profiles of the most distinct of the strings are presented and discussed in terms of this simple model.

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The origin of the strings in the outer regions of Eta Carinae

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