Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1998-08-23
ApJ 506, L121, 1998
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters. Three figures
Scientific paper
10.1086/311660
In observations with the Australia Telescope Compact Array we have resolved the radio counterpart of the unusual X-ray binary Cir X-1 into an asymmetric extended structure on arcsecond scales. In order to quantify the asymmetry we have redetermined as accurately as possible both the optical and radio coordinates of the source. The extended emission can be understood as a compact, absorbed core at the location of the X-ray binary, and extended emission up to 2 arcsec to the southeast of the core. The arcsec-scale extended emission aligns with the larger, more symmetric arcmin-scale collimated structures in the surrounding synchrotron nebula. This suggests that the transport of mass and/or energy from the X-ray binary to the synchroton nebula is occurring via the arcsec-scale structures. The ratio of extended flux from the southeast to that from the northwest of the core is at least 2:1. Interpreted as relativistic aberration of an intrinsically symmetric jet from the source, this implies a minimum outflow velocity of 0.1 c. Alternatively, the emission may be intrinsically asymmetric, perhaps as a result of the high space velocity of the system.
Fender Robert
Johnston Helen
Paradijs Jan van
Spencer Ralph
Tzioumis Tasso
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