New Plateau de Bure observations of M 1-92; unveiling the core

Details New Plateau de Bure observations of M 1-92; unveiling the core New Plateau de Bure observations of M 1-92; unveiling the core

Jan 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008ap%26ss.313..235a&link_type=abstract

Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 313, Issue 1-3, pp. 235-239

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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M 1-92 is a very well studied bipolar pPN that can be considered an archetype of this type of sources; it shows a clear axial symmetry, along with the kinematics characteristic of this class of envelopes around post-AGB stars. We performed sub-arcsecond resolution observations of the J=2-1 rotational line of 13CO in M 1-92 with the new extended configurations of the IRAM Plateau de Bure interferometer, for studying the morphology and velocity field of the molecular gas better in the nebula, particularly in its central parts. We found that the equatorial structure dividing the two lobes is a thin flat disk, which expands radially with a velocity proportional to the distance to the central stellar system. The kinetic age of this equatorial flow is very similar to that measured in the two lobes, suggesting that the whole structure was formed as a result of a single event some 1200 yr ago, after which the nebula reached an expansion velocity field with axial symmetry. The small widths and velocity dispersion in the gas forming the lobe walls confirm that the acceleration responsible for the nebular shape could not last more than 100-120 yr. In view of the similarity to η Car, we speculate on the possibility that the whole nebula was formed as a result of a magneto-rotational explosion in a common-envelope system. The study of the possible importance of this mechanism in the context of global PNe and pPNe reshaping should be one on the fields in which future ALMA observations will make a crucial contribution.

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