Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-03-13
Astrophys.Space Sci.315:1-12,2008
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
12 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in Astrophysics & Space Science
Scientific paper
10.1007/s10509-008-9780-0
We present high resolution (R ~ 4 km/s) absorption measurements of the interstellar NaI and CaII lines measured towards 14 early-type stars of distance 123 pc - 1650 pc, located in the direction of the Ara OB1 stellar cluster. The line profiles can broadly be split into four distinct groupings of absorption component velocity, and we have attempted to identify an origin and distance to each of these interstellar features. For gas with absorption covering the velocity range -10 km/s < V_helio < +10 km/s, we can identify the absorbing medium with local gas belonging to the Lupus-Norma interstellar cavity located between 100 and 485 pc in this galactic direction. Gas with velocities spanning the range -20 km/s < V_helio < +20 km/s is detected towards stars with distances of 570-800 pc. We identify a wide-spread interstellar feature at V_helio ~ -15 km/s with the expanding HI shell called GSH 337+00-05, which is now placed at a distance of ~530 pc.
Hearnshaw John B.
Henderson Christopher D.
Welsh Barry Y.
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