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A lunar occultation event of the Wolf-Rayet star WR 112 (type WC9) has been observed simultaneously from two independent telescopes at lambda = 2.2microns, allowing us to investigate this source with an angular resolution of approx 0.003…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 S. Ragland , A. Richichi

We present a homogeneous set of spectroscopic measurements secured with 4-meter class telescopes for a sample of 90 planetary nebulae (PNe) located in the direction of the Galactic bulge. We derive their plasma parameters and chemical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 S. K. Gorny , C. Chiappini , G. Stasinska , F. Cuisinier

We search for far-infrared (FIR) counterparts of known supernova remnants (SNRs) in the Galactic plane (10 deg <| l |< 60 deg) at 70-500 micron using the Herschel Infrared Galactic Plane Survey (Hi-GAL). Of 71 sources studied, we find that…

Gaia DR3, released in June 2022, included low-resolution XP spectra that have been used for the classification of various types of emission-line objects through machine-learning techniques. The Gaia Extended Stellar Parametrizer for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-26 Lionel Mulato , Jaroslav Merc , Stéphane Charbonnel , Olivier Garde , Pascal Le Dû , Thomas Petit

The Galactic object MWC 137 was suggested to belong to the group of B[e] supergiants. However, with its large-scale optical bipolar ring nebula and the high velocity jet and knots, it is a rather atypical representative of this class. We…

(Abridged) Planetary nebulae (PNe) around Wolf-Rayet [WR] central stars ([WR]PNe) constitute a particular photoionized nebula class that represents about 10% of the PNe with classified central stars. We analyse deep high-resolution…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-03 Jorge García-Rojas , Miriam Peña , Christophe Morisset , Adal Mesa-Delgado , Maria Teresa Ruiz

WR 112 is a dust-forming carbon-rich Wolf-Rayet (WC) binary with a dusty circumstellar nebula that exhibits a complex asymmetric morphology, which traces the orbital motion and dust formation in the colliding winds of the central binary.…

The Wolf-Rayet 98a (WR 98a) system is a prime target for interferometric surveys, since its identification as a "rotating pinwheel nebulae", where infrared images display a spiral dust lane revolving with a 1.4 year periodicity. WR 98a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-08 Tom Hendrix , Rony Keppens , Allard Jan van Marle , Peter Camps , Maarten Baes , Zakaria Meliani

We analyse $\textit{XMM-Newton}$ RGS spectra of Wolf-Rayet (WR) 140, an archetype long-period eccentric WR+O colliding wind binary. We evaluate the spectra of O and Fe emission lines and find that the plasmas emitting these lines have the…

We investigate Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars as a source of feedback contributing to the removal of natal material in the early evolution of massive star clusters. Despite previous work suggesting that massive star clusters clear out their natal…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-08-17 Kimberly R. Sokal , Kelsey E. Johnson , Remy Indebetouw , Philip Massey

Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars comprise a class of stars whose spectra are dominated by strong, broad emission lines that are associated with copious mass loss. In the massive-star regime, roughly 90% of the known WR stars are thought to have…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-20 Tomer Shenar

We here report the detection of extended HeII4686 nebular emission in the central region of NGC1569 using the integral field spectrograph MEGARA at the 10.4-m Gran Telescopio Canarias. The observations cover a Field of View (FoV) of 12.5…

Most Wolf-Rayet stars (WR) of WC9 sub-type exhibit a dusty circumstellar envelope, but it is still a matter of debate how dust can form in their harsh environment. In a few cases, a pinwheel-like structure of the dusty envelope has been…

This paper presents an investigation of the X-ray emission associated with the Wolf-Rayet star, WR 48-6, using observations from the XMM Newton and Chandra X-ray telescopes covering two epochs separated by eleven months. The X-ray spectrum…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-12-05 Vishal Jadoliya , Jeewan C Pandey , Anandmayee Tej

The nebula around eta Carinae consists of two distinct parts: the Homunculus and the outer ejecta. The outer ejecta are mainly a collection of numerous filaments, shaped irregularly and distributed over an area of 1arcminx1arcmin. While the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Kerstin Weis

This paper discusses our ongoing efforts to characterize dust-enshrouded Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars in the radio and infrared. We have used the Very Large Array to measure the broadband radio spectrum of WR stars in suspected binary systems and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. D. Monnier , L. J. Greenhill , P. G. Tuthill , W. C. Danchi

We present the results of an ongoing investigation to provide a detailed view of the processes by which massive stars shape the surrounding interstellar medium (ISM), from pc to kpc scales. In this paper we have focused on studying the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 M. A. Bransford , D. A. Thilker , R. A. M. Walterbos , N. L. King

We report the discovery of a new transition type Wolf-Rayet (WR) WN/C star in the Galaxy. According to its coordinates (R.A., Dec)J2000 = 18h51m39.7s, -05d34m51.1s, and the distance (7.11 kpc away from Earth) inferred from the second Gaia,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-21 Wei Zhang , Helge Todt , Hong Wu , Jianrong Shi , Chih-Hao Hsia , Yuzhong Wu , Chaojian Wu , Yongheng Zhao , Tianmeng Zhang , Yonghui Hou

Much of the carbonaceous dust observed in the early universe may originate from colliding wind binaries (CWBs) hosting hot, luminous Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars. Downstream of the shock between the stellar winds there exists a suitable…

CONTEXT: Until now, only one planetary nebula (PN) has been known in the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy. AIMS: The discovery of a second PN candidate, associated with one of the 5 globular clusters in the Fornax dwarf, is reported. METHODS:…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. S. Larsen