FAR-ULTRAVIOLET OBSERVATION OF THE DRACO CLOUD WITH FIMS/SPEAR

Journal Article · Mon Jul 20 04:00:00 EDT 2009 · Astrophysical Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/700/1/155; COUNTRY OF INPUT: INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA)· OSTI ID:21313909

Park, S -J; Min, K -W ^[1]; Seon, K -I; Han, W; Lee, D -H ^[2]; Edelstein, J; Korpela, E

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1. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 373-1 Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701 (Korea, Republic of)
2. Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI), 61-1 Hwaam-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-348 (Korea, Republic of)

We report an observation of the Draco cloud region using the Far-ultraviolet IMaging Spectrograph (FIMS/SPEAR). The spectra show important ionic lines, such as C IV {lambda}{lambda}1548, 1551, Si IV+O IV] {lambda}1394, Si II* {lambda}1533, and Al II {lambda}1671, indicating the existence of hot and warm interstellar gases toward the region. The map of the continuum is generally in accord with the infrared map, which indicates far-ultraviolet continuum is mostly the starlight scattered off by the dust grains in the Draco cloud. Enhanced C IV emission is seen inside the Draco cloud region and attributed to the turbulent mixing of the interacting cold and warm/hot media. This interpretation is supported by the detection of O III] {lambda}1661 emission line and the H{alpha} feature in this region. We found slightly fainter C IV and far brighter Si II* emissions covering the rest of the region outside the Draco cloud, in agreement with previous observations of Galactic halos. Additionally, we also found that the molecular hydrogen fluorescence map is consistent with the morphology of the atomic neutral hydrogen and dust emission of the Draco cloud, direct evidence supporting the notion that substantial amounts of hydrogen nuclei exist in molecular form in the cloud.

• OSTI ID: 21313909
• Journal Information: Astrophysical Journal, Journal Name: Astrophysical Journal Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 700; ISSN ASJOAB; ISSN 0004-637X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ASTROPHYSICS
DUSTS
FLUORESCENCE
HYDROGEN
SPECTRA