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Orion's Cloak - A rapidly expanding shell of gas centered on the Orion OB1 association

1979; IOP Publishing; Volume: 230; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/157103

1538-4357

L. L. Cowie, A. Songaila, D. G. York,

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

view Abstract Citations (160) References (60) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Orion's cloak: a rapidly expanding shell of gas centered on the Orion OB1 association. Cowie, L. L. ; Songaila, A. ; York, D. G. Abstract The structure of the interstellar gas surrounding the Orion OB1 association and the neighboring lambda Orionis association is detailed. UV absorption lime spectra of various ionization stages of C, N, Si and S in the directions of 12 stars were obtained by means of the spectrometer on board the Copernicus satellite. The presence of a shell of material surrounding the two associations and expanding at 100 to 120 km/sec, designated Orion's Cloak, was revealed, together with sporadically occurring higher column density matter at lower velocities. Results are interpreted to indicate the presence of a rapidly moving radiative shock outside the H II region of the association stars and inside this feature, a lower velocity, higher column density cloud which appears to be directly ionized by association stars. It is suggested that the gas features are caused by the effects of a recent supernova and of multiple supernovae, stellar winds and rocket-accelerated clouds in addition to stellar ionization. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: June 1979 DOI: 10.1086/157103 Bibcode: 1979ApJ...230..469C Keywords: Absorption Spectroscopy; Interstellar Gas; Orion Nebula; Supernova Remnants; Ultraviolet Astronomy; Abundance; Carbon; Gas Ionization; H Ii Regions; Line Spectra; Nitrogen; Silicon; Stellar Envelopes; Astrophysics; Interstellar Matter:Stellar Associations; Interstellar Matter:Velocities full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (19) MAST (1)