Shock shaping? Nebular spectroscopy of nova V906 Carinae

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  • E. J. Harvey
  • E. Aydi
  • Izzo, Luca
  • C. Morisset
  • M. J. Darnley
  • K. Fitzgerald
  • P. Molaro
  • F. Murphy-Glaysher
  • M. P. Redman
  • M. Shrestha

V906 Carinae was one of the best observed novae of recent times. It was a prolific dust producer and harboured shocks in the early evolving ejecta outflow. Here, we take a close look at the consequences of these early interactions through study of high-resolution Ultraviolet and Visual Echelle spectrograph spectroscopy of the nebular stage and extrapolate backwards to investigate how the final structure may have formed. A study of ejecta geometry and shaping history of the structure of the shell is undertaken following a spectral line SHAPE model fit. A search for spectral tracers of shocks in the nova ejecta is undertaken and an analysis of the ionized environment. Temperature, density, and abundance analyses of the evolving nov a shell are presented.

Original languageEnglish
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume521
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)4750-4762
Number of pages13
ISSN0035-8711
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Mar 2023

    Research areas

  • atomic processes, line: profiles, shock waves, stars: mass-loss, stars: winds, outflows, transients: novae, SHELL, SAGITTARII, EVOLUTION, CLASSIFICATION, POLARIMETRY, ABSORPTION, OUTBURST, OUTFLOWS, REMNANT, SPECTRA

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