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Title: [Fe II] emissions associated with the young interacting binary UY Aurigae

Abstract

We present high-resolution 1.06-1.28 μm spectra toward the interacting binary UY Aur obtained with GEMINI/NIFS and the adaptive optics system Altair. We have detected [Fe II] λ1.257 μm and He I λ1.083 μm lines from both UY Aur A (the primary source) and UY Aur B (the secondary). In [Fe II] UY Aur A drives fast and widely opening outflows with an opening angle of ∼90° along a position angle of ∼40°, while UY Aur B is associated with a redshifted knot. The blueshifted and redshifted emissions show a complicated structure between the primary and secondary. The radial velocities of the [Fe II] emission features are similar for UY Aur A and B: ∼ –100 km s{sup –1} for the blueshifted emission and ∼ +130 km s{sup –1} for the redshifted component. The He I line profile observed toward UY Aur A comprises a central emission feature with deep absorptions at both blueshifted and redshifted velocities. These absorption features may be explained by stellar wind models. The He I line profile of UY Aur B shows only an emission feature.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5]
  1. Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720 (United States)
  2. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588 (Japan)
  3. Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218 (United States)
  4. Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool Science Park, 146 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L3 5RF (United Kingdom)
  5. Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 23-141, Taipei 10617, Taiwan (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22356996
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Astrophysical Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 786; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0004-637X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; ABSORPTION; EMISSION; IRON; MASS; OPTICS; RADIAL VELOCITY; RED SHIFT; RESOLUTION; SPECTRA; STARS; STELLAR WINDS

Citation Formats

Pyo, Tae-Soo, Hayashi, Masahiko, Beck, Tracy L., Davis, Christopher J., and Takami, Michihiro. [Fe II] emissions associated with the young interacting binary UY Aurigae. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/786/1/63.
Pyo, Tae-Soo, Hayashi, Masahiko, Beck, Tracy L., Davis, Christopher J., & Takami, Michihiro. [Fe II] emissions associated with the young interacting binary UY Aurigae. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/786/1/63
Pyo, Tae-Soo, Hayashi, Masahiko, Beck, Tracy L., Davis, Christopher J., and Takami, Michihiro. 2014. "[Fe II] emissions associated with the young interacting binary UY Aurigae". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/786/1/63.
@article{osti_22356996,
title = {[Fe II] emissions associated with the young interacting binary UY Aurigae},
author = {Pyo, Tae-Soo and Hayashi, Masahiko and Beck, Tracy L. and Davis, Christopher J. and Takami, Michihiro},
abstractNote = {We present high-resolution 1.06-1.28 μm spectra toward the interacting binary UY Aur obtained with GEMINI/NIFS and the adaptive optics system Altair. We have detected [Fe II] λ1.257 μm and He I λ1.083 μm lines from both UY Aur A (the primary source) and UY Aur B (the secondary). In [Fe II] UY Aur A drives fast and widely opening outflows with an opening angle of ∼90° along a position angle of ∼40°, while UY Aur B is associated with a redshifted knot. The blueshifted and redshifted emissions show a complicated structure between the primary and secondary. The radial velocities of the [Fe II] emission features are similar for UY Aur A and B: ∼ –100 km s{sup –1} for the blueshifted emission and ∼ +130 km s{sup –1} for the redshifted component. The He I line profile observed toward UY Aur A comprises a central emission feature with deep absorptions at both blueshifted and redshifted velocities. These absorption features may be explained by stellar wind models. The He I line profile of UY Aur B shows only an emission feature.},
doi = {10.1088/0004-637X/786/1/63},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22356996}, journal = {Astrophysical Journal},
issn = {0004-637X},
number = 1,
volume = 786,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}