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2008A&A...480..775V - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 480, 775-783 (2008/3-4)

Kinematics and H2 morphology of the multipolar post-AGB star IRAS 16594-4656.

VAN DE STEENE G.C., UETA T., VAN HOOF P.A.M., REYNIERS M. and GINSBURG A.G.

Abstract (from CDS):

The spectrum of IRAS 16594-4656 shows shock-excited H2 emission and collisionally excited emission lines such as [OI], [CI], and [FeII]. The goal is to determine the location of the H2 and [FeII] shock emission, to determine the shock velocities, and to constrain the physical properties in the shock. High resolution spectra of the H2 1-0 S(1), H2 2-1 S(1), [FeII], and Paβ emission lines were obtained with the near infrared spectrograph Phoenix on Gemini South. The position-velocity diagrams of H2 1-0 S(1), H2 2-1 S(1), and [FeII] are presented. The H2 and [FeII] emission is spatially extended. The collisionally excited [OI] and [CI] optical emission lines have a similar double-peaked profile compared to the extracted H2 profile and appear to be produced in the same shock. They all indicate an expansion velocity of ∼8km/s and the presence of a neutral, very high-density region with ne about 3x106 to 5x107cm–3. However, the [Feii] emission is single-peaked. It has a Gaussian FWHM of 30km/s and a total width of 62km/s at 1% of the peak. The Paβ profile is even wider with a Gaussian FWHM of 48km/s and a total width of 75km/s at 1% of the peak. The H2 emission is excited in a slow 5 to 20km/s shock into dense material at the edge of the lobes, caused by the interaction of the AGB ejecta and the post-AGB wind. The 3D representation of the H2 data shows a hollow structure with less H2 emission in the equatorial region. The [FeII] emission is not present in the lobes, but originates close to the central star in fast shocks in the post-AGB wind or in a disk. The Paβ emission also appears to originate close to the star.

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Journal keyword(s): shock waves - stars: AGB and post-AGB - stars: winds, outflows - stars: individual: IRAS 16594-4656 - ISM: molecules

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