ARCSECOND RESOLUTION MAPPING OF SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSION IN THE CIRCUMSTELLAR ENVELOPE OF VY CANIS MAJORIS
We report Submillimeter Array observations of SO[subscript 2] emission in the circumstellar envelope (CSE) of the red supergiant VY Canis Majoris, with an angular resolution of ≈1''. SO[subscript 2] emission appears in three distinct outflow regions surrounding the central continuum peak e...
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| author | Moullet, Arielle Patel, Nimesh A. Biersteker, John Derose, Kimberly L. Young, Kenneth H. Fu, Roger Rennan |
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| author_facet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Moullet, Arielle Patel, Nimesh A. Biersteker, John Derose, Kimberly L. Young, Kenneth H. Fu, Roger Rennan |
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| description | We report Submillimeter Array observations of SO[subscript 2] emission in the circumstellar envelope (CSE) of the red supergiant VY Canis Majoris, with an angular resolution of ≈1''. SO[subscript 2] emission appears in three distinct outflow regions surrounding the central continuum peak emission that is spatially unresolved. No bipolar structure is noted in the sources. A fourth source of SO[subscript 2] is identified as a spherical wind centered at the systemic velocity. We estimate the SO[subscript 2] column density and rotational temperature assuming local thermal equilibrium (LTE) as well as perform non-LTE radiative transfer analysis using RADEX. Column densities of SO[subscript 2] are found to be ~10[superscript 16] cm[superscript –2] in the outflows and in the spherical wind. Comparison with existing maps of the two parent species OH and SO shows the SO2 distribution to be consistent with that of OH. The abundance ratio [fSO[subscript 2] over fSO] is greater than unity for all radii larger than 3 × 10[superscript 16] cm. SO[subscript 2] is distributed in fragmented clumps compared to SO, PN, and SiS molecules. These observations lend support to specific models of circumstellar chemistry that predict [fSO[subscript 2] over fSO] > 1 and may suggest the role of localized effects such as shocks in the production of SO2 in the CSE. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/956242022-10-01T03:13:48Z ARCSECOND RESOLUTION MAPPING OF SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSION IN THE CIRCUMSTELLAR ENVELOPE OF VY CANIS MAJORIS Moullet, Arielle Patel, Nimesh A. Biersteker, John Derose, Kimberly L. Young, Kenneth H. Fu, Roger Rennan Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Fu, Roger Rennan We report Submillimeter Array observations of SO[subscript 2] emission in the circumstellar envelope (CSE) of the red supergiant VY Canis Majoris, with an angular resolution of ≈1''. SO[subscript 2] emission appears in three distinct outflow regions surrounding the central continuum peak emission that is spatially unresolved. No bipolar structure is noted in the sources. A fourth source of SO[subscript 2] is identified as a spherical wind centered at the systemic velocity. We estimate the SO[subscript 2] column density and rotational temperature assuming local thermal equilibrium (LTE) as well as perform non-LTE radiative transfer analysis using RADEX. Column densities of SO[subscript 2] are found to be ~10[superscript 16] cm[superscript –2] in the outflows and in the spherical wind. Comparison with existing maps of the two parent species OH and SO shows the SO2 distribution to be consistent with that of OH. The abundance ratio [fSO[subscript 2] over fSO] is greater than unity for all radii larger than 3 × 10[superscript 16] cm. SO[subscript 2] is distributed in fragmented clumps compared to SO, PN, and SiS molecules. These observations lend support to specific models of circumstellar chemistry that predict [fSO[subscript 2] over fSO] > 1 and may suggest the role of localized effects such as shocks in the production of SO2 in the CSE. 2015-02-25T19:14:07Z 2015-02-25T19:14:07Z 2011-03 2012-01 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0004-637X 1538-4357 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95624 Fu, Roger R., Arielle Moullet, Nimesh A. Patel, John Biersteker, Kimberly L. Derose, and Kenneth H. Young. “ARCSECOND RESOLUTION MAPPING OF SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSION IN THE CIRCUMSTELLAR ENVELOPE OF VY CANIS MAJORIS.” The Astrophysical Journal 746, no. 1 (January 23, 2012): 42. © 2012 The American Astronomical Society https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3635-2676 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/746/1/42 Astrophysical Journal Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf IOP Publishing American Astronomical Society |
| spellingShingle | Moullet, Arielle Patel, Nimesh A. Biersteker, John Derose, Kimberly L. Young, Kenneth H. Fu, Roger Rennan ARCSECOND RESOLUTION MAPPING OF SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSION IN THE CIRCUMSTELLAR ENVELOPE OF VY CANIS MAJORIS |
| title | ARCSECOND RESOLUTION MAPPING OF SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSION IN THE CIRCUMSTELLAR ENVELOPE OF VY CANIS MAJORIS |
| title_full | ARCSECOND RESOLUTION MAPPING OF SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSION IN THE CIRCUMSTELLAR ENVELOPE OF VY CANIS MAJORIS |
| title_fullStr | ARCSECOND RESOLUTION MAPPING OF SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSION IN THE CIRCUMSTELLAR ENVELOPE OF VY CANIS MAJORIS |
| title_full_unstemmed | ARCSECOND RESOLUTION MAPPING OF SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSION IN THE CIRCUMSTELLAR ENVELOPE OF VY CANIS MAJORIS |
| title_short | ARCSECOND RESOLUTION MAPPING OF SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSION IN THE CIRCUMSTELLAR ENVELOPE OF VY CANIS MAJORIS |
| title_sort | arcsecond resolution mapping of sulfur dioxide emission in the circumstellar envelope of vy canis majoris |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95624 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3635-2676 |
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