Morphology and kinematics of the gas envelope of the Mira binary W Aquilae

We analyse ALMA observations of the12CO（3-2） emission of the circumstellar envelope（CSE）of the Mira variable binary star W Aql. These provide, for the first time, spatially resolved Doppler velocity spectra of the CSE up to angular distances to the central star ofy nature of the observations（only fi...

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Published in:Research in astronomy and astrophysics 2016-07, Vol.16 (7), p.47-54
Main Authors: Hoai, Do Thi, Nhung, Pham Tuyet, Diep, Pham Ngoc, Phuong, Nguyen Thi, Tuan-Anh, Pham, Thao, Nguyen Thi, Darriulat, Pierre
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ALMA
Binary stars
CSE
Doppler
Doppler effect
Information dissemination
Kinematics
Morphology
Stars
Velocity distribution
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天鹰座
形态
气体包裹体
空间分辨
运动
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Summary:We analyse ALMA observations of the12CO（3-2） emission of the circumstellar envelope（CSE）of the Mira variable binary star W Aql. These provide, for the first time, spatially resolved Doppler velocity spectra of the CSE up to angular distances to the central star ofy nature of the observations（only five minutes in each of～5′′（meaning some 2000 AU）. The explorator two different configurations） does not allow for a detailed modelling of the properties of the CSE but provides important qualitative information on its morphology and kinematics. Emission is found to be enhanced along an axis moving from east/west to north-east/south-west when the angular distance from the central star projected on the plane of the sky increases from zero to four arcseconds. In parallel, the Doppler velocity distribution displays asymmetry along an axis moving from east/west to north-west/south-east. The results are discussed in the context of earlier observations, in particular of the dust morphology.
ISSN:1674-4527
2397-6209
DOI:10.1088/1674-4527/16/7/106