The Eastern Filament of W50
Abstract
We present new spectral (FPI and long-slit) data on the Eastern optical filament of the well known radionebula W50 associated with SS433. We find that on sub-parsec scales different emission lines are emitted by different regions with evidently different physical conditions. Kinematical properties of the ionized gas show evidence for moderately high (V ~ 100 km/s) supersonic motions. [OIII]5007 emission is found to be multi-component and differs from lower-excitation [SII]6717 line both in spatial and kinematical properties. Indirect evidence for very low characteristic densities of the gas (n ~ 0.1cm^{-3}) is found. We propose radiative (possibly incomplete) shock waves in low-density, moderately high metallicity gas as the most probable candidate for the power source of the optical filament. Apparent nitrogen over-abundance is better understood if the location of W50 in the Galaxy is taken into account.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1003.4706,
title = {The Eastern Filament of W50},
author = {P. Abolmasov and O. Maryeva and A. N. Burenkov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1003.4706},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
accepted to Astronomische Nachrichten; 9 pages, 4 figures, 2 tables