On the existence of jets in the recurrent nova T Pyxidis

Details On the existence of jets in the recurrent nova T Pyxidis On the existence of jets in the recurrent nova T Pyxidis

1998-02-27

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9802349v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

6 pages, 2 figures. Accepted for publication in Astrophysical Journal Letters

Scientific paper

10.1086/311300

Recently, it has been claimed that the recurrent nova T Pyx exhibits oppositely directed jets of ejecta apparent in features seen in H alpha emission. Here we demonstrate that these features are in fact emission in the [N II] lines which lie either side of H alpha and arise from the expanding shell associated with this object rather than from collimated jets. We estimate an expansion velocity along a line of sight through the centre of the shell of about 500 km/s.

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