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A high resolution H I study of the ISM local to WR 132 and WR 140

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

E. Marcelo Arnal
E. Marcelo Arnal*
Affiliation:
Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía, Argentina

Abstract

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The neutral matter distribution from the interstellar medium located in the vicinity of the galactic WR stars WR 132 and WR 140 has been examined by means of the H I 21-cm line observations obtained with high angular resolution observations. The most interesting discoveries are the presence of huge ovoidal H I minimum spanning the velocity range +13 to +21kms−1 (WR132) and −18 to −7kms−1 (WR 140). These minima were created, very likely, by the joint action of the progenitor of both WR stars and the WR star itself. Inside each cavity, two minima are clearly discernible. The WR star is offset with respect to either the geometrical centre of the main H I void or the inner H I minima. The dual H I minimum geometry observed inside the main H I cavity, a feature also seen in the H I distribution of the ISM located close to other galactic WR stars, may be a consequence of the interaction process itself.

Type
Part 3. Interaction of Wolf-Rayet stars and other hot massive stars with their environment: colliding winds and ring nebulae
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 193: Wolf-Rayet Phenomena in Massive Stars and Starburst Galaxies , 1999 , pp. 334 - 335
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1999 

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