Computer Science
Scientific paper
Dec 1997
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HST Proposal ID #7515
Computer Science
Hst Proposal Id #7515 Interstellar Matter
Scientific paper
We propose to acquire UV-optical STIS spectra and WFPC2 imagery of the wind-blown Bubble Nebula NGC 7635. This object is significant to our understanding of galactic chemical evolution, star formation {possibly triggered by radiative implosion}, the mass-loss history of precursors to supernovae, the effect of wind-driven shocks on the ISM and the process of ionization and photoevaporation of high density knots {possibly HH objects} in the presence of an intense stellar wind and radiation field. The ener getic environment of NGC 7635 is more extreme and its features have evolved on a different time scale than in more quiescent objects studied with HST {e.g. Orion and M16}. HST is essential to our study in order to achieve high spatial resolution and ac cess to the UV region of the spectrum. The nebula's nearly spherical shell is the result of a recent { < 10^6 years} stellar mass-loss event and is the best young, clearly observed bubble available for study. We will exam in e the ionization front at the r im of the bubble, the extent to which it is shock-driven and the scale of the photoevaporative flow off the face of the molecular cloud. We will resolve high density knots down to a size of 2.1 x 10^15 cm {140 au}, searching for protostellar objects. STIS U V spectra will allow us to calculate the first accurate C/H abundance in the Perseus arm and test for the presence of a galactic abundance gradient. Finally, with our HST data we will compare our observational results with our radiative shock-model predi ctions.
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