Discovery of optical molecular emission from the bipolar nebula surrounding HD 44179

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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Astronomical Photometry, Interstellar Matter, Molecular Spectra, Nebulae, Optical Emission Spectroscopy, Stellar Luminosity, Atomic Spectra, Emission Spectra, Line Spectra, Polarimeters, Polarized Light, Spectrophotometry

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Spectrophotometry and spectropolarimetry with HD 44179 are presented. These measurements reveal that the very broad bump evident in previous low-resolution spectra possesses a large amount of structure, including groups of narrow emission lines and several diffuse features. A reduction in polarization, but constant position angle, through the bump indicates that this emission originates within the nebula itself and merely dilutes the polarized scattered starlight. A few very weak atomic emission lines are detected, but the overall feature, which strongly resembles the emission spectra of some molecules, remains unidentified. Constraints on the excitation mechanism are discussed.

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