Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-03-02
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal Letters
Scientific paper
10.1086/319830
In this Letter, we report the detection of an emission feature around 6545 \AA in the spectra of the bipolar planetary nebula M2-9 and the symbiotic stars RR Telescopii and He 2-106 and propose to identify it as the He II Raman scattered feature. This feature was predicted by Nussbaumer, Schmid & Vogel (1989), who suggested that it is formed through Raman scattering by atomic hydrogen of He II $n=6\to n=2$ photons with slightly shorter wavelength than that of Ly$\beta$. The scattering cross section $\sim 10^{-20}{\rm cm^2}$ for this process implies the existence of a neutral hydrogen component with a column density $N_{HI}\sim 10^{20}{\rm cm^{-2}}$ around the He II emission regions in these objects, which are believed to be associated with the mass loss process in the late stage of stellar evolution. Brief discussions on the astrophysical implications of Raman scattering in these objects are presented.
Byun Yong-Ik.
Kang Yong-Woo
Lee Hee-Won
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