RS Ophiuchi: First X-ray Jet from a Nova

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Sep 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008cxo..prop.2549s&link_type=abstract

Chandra proposal ID #10300452

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A highly collimated outflow from a nova has been imaged for the first time, both in the radio, and in the X-rays with Chandra. With its high velocity and its synchrotron radio lobes, this outflow from the symbiotic star RS Ophiuchi pushes the exploration of non-relativistic jets into a new regime. The production of a collimated jet within a few days of outburst also challenges the assumption that in a nova the blastwave sweeps away the accretion disk. We propose a second Chandra image of the evolving jet from RS Ophiuchi to determine the properties of this new type of jet, the conditions that led to its production, and the nature of the accretion disk that must have survived the nova explosion. This work has implications for our fundamental understanding of both jets and novae.

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