The distribution of shocked gas in the bipolar nebulae CRL 2688 and CRL 618

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Hydrogen Clouds, Late Stars, Molecular Gases, Reflection Nebulae, Shock Waves, Spatial Distribution, Centimeter Waves, Emission Spectra, Stellar Winds

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Maps of the H2 emission from the bipolar nebulae CRL 2688 and CRL 618 are presented, along with a map of the 2.1-micron continuum emission from CRL 2688. The H2 emission is seen in the direction of the lobes of each nebula and not in between the lobes. From the distribution of the H2 and continuum emission, it is argued that the H2 is excited in shock waves produced in the lobes of the visible nebulae by fast winds from the central stars which overtake slower moving material lost in a slow wind during the red-giant phase of each object. These shocks may be similar to those seen in Herbig-Haro objects. The mass-loss rates for the fast winds in each object are estimated from the H2 data, and a brief discussion is given of the origin of these winds.

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