Shock shaping? Nebular Spectroscopy of Nova V906 Carinae
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
2023-03-29 v1 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Abstract
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 UVES 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 ionised environment. Temperature, density and abundance analyses of the evolving nova shell are presented.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2303.04254,
title = {Shock shaping? Nebular Spectroscopy of Nova V906 Carinae},
author = {É. J. Harvey and E. Aydi and L. Izzo and C. Morisset and M. J. Darnley and K. Fitzgerald and P. Molaro and F. Murphy-Glaysher and M. P. Redman and M. Shrestha},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.04254},
year = {2023}
}