High-Ionization Gas Associated with a Supershell Surrounding the Perseus OB1 Association

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May 2002

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American Astronomical Society, 200th AAS Meeting, #73.14; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 34, p.768

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We present Far-Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) and Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) observations of high-ionization interstellar absorption toward HD 14434, an O5.5 V star in the Per OB1 Association. This star lies in the direction of the H I supershell GS139-03-69 (Heiles 1979, ApJ, 229, 533). In addition, a supershell-like bubble is detected from WHAM maps of the Perseus arm (Madsen, Haffner, & Reynolds astro-ph/0112232). We detect intermediate velocity interstellar Si IV and C IV absorption centered at VLSR = -73 km s-1, while low-ionization Perseus arm gas is detected at approximately -50 km s-1. Neither N V nor O VI is detected at these velocities, although Fe III, a tracer of warm ionized gas, is seen. The column densities in the -73 km s-1 component are log N(C IV}) = 13.93 +/- 0.02, log N(Si IV}) = 13.35 +/- 0.02, log N(N V}) <= 12.65, and log N(O VI}) <= 13.32. The observed C IV/Si IV ratio of 3.8 +/- 0.3 is similar to the Galactic average. Analysis of the C IV and Si IV line widths yields a temperature of T ~ 12,000 K for this component. No C IV or Si IV is produced via collisions at such low temperatures. We explore two models for the origins of the intermediate velocity C IV and Si IV absorption: photoionization or non-equilibrium collisional processes. Either of these could be related to the origins of the high-ionization gas with a supershell. This work is based on data obtained for the Guaranteed Time Team by the NASA-CNES-CSA FUSE mission. Financial support has been provided by NASA contract NAS5-32985.

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