ALMA Reveals Hidden Morphologies in the Molecular Envelope of VY Canis Majoris

The J = 2 → 1 transition of CO near 230 GHz and the J = 3 → 2 line of HCN at 265 GHz have been imaged in the envelope of the red hypergiant star, VY Canis Majoris (VY CMa), using the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) with angular resolutions 0.″2–1.″5; single-dish data were added to provide sens...

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Main Authors: A. P. Singh, A. M. S. Richards, R. M. Humphreys, L. Decin, L. M. Ziurys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ace7cb