RX Puppis: Detection of Asymmetrical Radio Structure

Authors

J. M. Hollis, Blue Bay Research IncFollow
F. Yusef-Zadeh, Northwestern UnivFollow
T. J. Cornwell, Oregon Dept Fish & Wildlife
R. J. Oliverson, NASA, Goddard Space Flight CenterFollow
A. G. Michalitsianos, NASA, Goddard Space Flight CenterFollow
Menas Kafatos, Chapman UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1989

Abstract

Subarcsecond ( ~0':3 x ~0':1) observations of the RX Puppis symbiotic system with the Very Large Array (VLA) have resolved 2 cm continuum emission which deviates from a previously reported circularly symmetric radio distribution. The radio structure is comprised of at least three nearly colinear components. Under the assumption that the strongest feature is coincident with the hot star, the other two features lie 230 and 590 AU distant. These radio features are reminiscent of small-scale radio structure detected toward R Aquarii, another symbiotic star system, and probably represents material ejected from the RX Puppis system at an earlier epoch.

Comments

This article was originally published in Astrophysical Journal, volume number, in year. DOI: 10.1086/167119

Recommended Citation

Hollis, J.M., Yusef-Zadeh, F., Cornwell, T.J., Oliversen, R.J., Michalitsianos, A.G., Kafatos, M. (1989) RX Puppis: Detection of Asymmetrical Radio Structure, The Astrophysical Journal, 337:514-519. doi: 10.1086/167119

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