Evolution of the Inner Circumstellar Envelope of V838 Monocerotis

Details Evolution of the Inner Circumstellar Envelope of V838 Monocerotis Evolution of the Inner Circumstellar Envelope of V838 Monocerotis

2003-10-08

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0310227v1

Astrophys.J. 598 (2003) L43-L46

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

accepted by ApJL, 11 pages (including 2 figs, 2 tables)

Scientific paper

10.1086/380500

We present imaging polarimetry observations of the eruptive variable V838 Monocerotis and its neighboring field obtained in 2002 October. The polarization of field stars confirms the previously determined interstellar polarization along the line of sight to V838 Mon. While V838 Mon showed intrinsic polarization shortly after its second outburst on 2002 February 8, all subsequent observations only showed a quiescent interstellar polarization component. We find V838 Mon once again showed significant intrinsic polarization in 2002 October, suggesting the presence of an asymmetrical geometry of scattering material close to the star. Furthermore, an observed 90 degree position angle flip in the intrinsic polarization from 2002 February to 2002 October suggests that the distribution of nearby circumstellar material has experienced significant changes. We discuss the opacity changes in the evolving circumstellar cloud around V838 Mon that may explain these observations.

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