The Power Problem in Superbubbles

MS Oey - The Local Bubble and Beyond II, 2009 - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
Abstract The Local Bubble is generally presumed to be a hot superbubble generated by
stellar winds and supernovae. Superbubbles are common in star-forming galaxies, and …

Molecules in η Carinae

L Loinard, KM Menten, R Güsten… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the detection toward η Carinae of six new molecules, CO, CN, HCO+, HCN, HNC,
and N 2 H+, and of two of their less abundant isotopic counterparts, 13 CO and H 13 CN …

On the diffuse X-ray emission from the Wolf–Rayet bubble NGC 2359

JA Toalá, MA Guerrero, YH Chu… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
A recent XMM–Newton observation has revealed diffuse X-ray emission inside the nebula
NGC 2359 around the Wolf–Rayet star WR 7. Taking advantage of an improved point …

Radio observations of interstellar bubbles surrounding massive stars

CE Cappa, EM Arnal, S Cichowolski… - Symposium …, 2003 - cambridge.org
We show radio continuum observations of the WR ring nebulae around WR 101 and WR
113 obtained using the VLA and H i 21 cm line data of the interstellar bubble around the O …

Discovery of warm and dense molecular gas surrounding the ring nebula G79. 29+ 0.46

JR Rizzo, FM Jiménez-Esteban… - The Astrophysical …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
We present for the first time the detection of mid-J CO line emission in the outskirts of an
evolved massive star, which indicates the presence of warm and/or high-density molecular …

Cleaning up η Carinae: Detection of ammonia in the Homunculus nebula

N Smith, KJ Brooks, BS Koribalski… - The Astrophysical …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the first detection of ammonia in the Homunculus Nebula around η Carinae, which
is also the first detection of emission from a polyatomic molecule in this or any other …

Unveiling the molecular environment of the ring nebula RCW 78

CE Cappa, M Rubio, MC Martin, GA Romero - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2009 - aanda.org
Aims. We present a study of the ionized, neutral atomic, and molecular gas associated with
the ring nebula RCW 78 around the WR star HD 117688 (= WR 55) with the aim of analyzing …

First Detections of Molecular Gas Associated with the Wolf-Rayet Ring Nebula NGC 3199

AP Marston - The Astrophysical Journal, 2001 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents the first observations of molecular gas associated with the Wolf-Rayet
ring nebula NGC 3199 around the WR star WR 18. This includes first observations of the …

Shocked gas layers surrounding the WR nebula NGC 2359

JR Rizzo, J Martín-Pintado, JF Desmurs - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2003 - aanda.org
NGC 2359 is a Wolf-Rayet (WR) nebula partially bound by a rather dense and warm
molecular cloud. We present the results derived from CO and 13 CO fully sampled maps of …

Carbon monoxide in the environs of the star WR 16

NU Duronea, EM Arnal, L Bronfman - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2013 - aanda.org
Aims. We analyze the carbon monoxide emission around the star WR 16 aiming to study the
physical characteristics of the molecular gas linked to the star and to achieve a better …