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Time variations of the narrow Fe II and H I spectral emission lines from the close vicinity of Eta Carinae during the spectral event of 2003

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Författare

Summary, in English

The spectrum of Eta Carinae and its ejecta shows slow variations over a period of 5.5 years. However, the spectrum changes drastically on a time scale of days once every period called the "spectral event". We report on variations in the narrow emission line spectrum of gas condensations (the Weigelt blobs) close to the central star during a spectral event. The rapid changes in the stellar radiation field illuminating the blobs make the blobs a natural astrophysical laboratory to study atomic photoprocesses. The different responses of the HI Paschen lines, fluorescent < Fe II > lines and forbidden [Fe II] lines allow us to identify the processes and estimate physical conditions in the blobs. This paper is based on observations from the Pico dos Dias Observatory (LNA/Brazil) during the previous event in June 2003.

Publiceringsår

2005

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

945-952

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volym

436

Issue

3

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

EDP Sciences

Ämne

  • Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

Nyckelord

  • regions
  • stars : individual : Eta Carinae
  • radiation mechanisms : non-thermal
  • ISM : HII
  • atomic processes

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0004-6361