Identification of Emission Lines in the Low-Ionization Strontium Filament Near Eta Carinae

Details Identification of Emission Lines in the Low-Ionization Strontium Filament Near Eta Carinae Identification of Emission Lines in the Low-Ionization Strontium Filament Near Eta Carinae

2004-02-20

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0402489v1

Astron.Astrophys. 419 (2004) 215-224

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

28 pages, 5 figures, 4 tables. Accepted by A&A. High resolution pictures can be found at http://www.astro.lu.se/~henrikh/srpap

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20035647

We have obtained deep spectra from 1640 to 10100A with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) of the Strontium Filament, a largely neutral emission nebulosity lying close to the very luminous star Eta Carinae and showing an uncommon spectrum. Over 600 emission lines, both permitted and forbidden, have been identified. The majority originates from neutral or singly-ionized iron group elements (Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni). Sr is the only neutron capture element detected. The presence of Sr II, numerous strong Ti II and V II lines and the dominance of Fe I over Fe II are notable discoveries. While emission lines of hydrogen, helium, and nitrogen are associable with other spatial structures at other velocities within the Homunculus, no emission lines from these elements correspond to the spatial structure or velocity of the Sr Filament. Moreover, no identified Sr Filament emission line requires an ionization or excitation energy above approximately 8 eV. Ionized gas extends spatially along the aperture, oriented along the polar axis of the Homunculus, and in velocity around the Strontium Filament. We suggest that the Strontium Filament is shielded from ultraviolet radiation at energies above 8 eV, but is intensely irradiated by the central star at wavelengths longward of 1500A.

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