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MERLIN observations of WR 147 (WN8(h)+B0.5V)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

Sarah K. Watson ,
Richard J. Davis  and
Peredur M. Williams
Sarah K. Watson
Affiliation:
NRAL, Jodrell Bank, University of Manchester, UK
Richard J. Davis
Affiliation:
NRAL, Jodrell Bank, University of Manchester, UK
Peredur M. Williams
Affiliation:
Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, UK

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WR147 was first discovered to be a strong radio, X-ray and infra-red emission source by Caillault et al. (1985). It was classified as a WN8 type star with a very large mass loss rate and unusual radio emission (α < 0) for a thermal source. This unusual behaviour was explained by MERLIN (Moran et al. 1989) and VLA (Churchwell et al. 1992) observations in which it was resolved into two components: a ‘thermal’ source associated with the Wolf-Rayet star and a non-thermal component ∼ 600 mas to the north. Churchwell et al. showed that the southern component had the expected spectral index of α ≃ 0.6 for free-free emission from a stellar wind. They also showed that the northern component had a spectral index of α ≃ −0.5 and was therefore a non-thermal source, now thought to be due to a colliding wind region.

Type
Part 3. Interaction of Wolf-Rayet stars and other hot massive stars with their environment: colliding winds and ring nebulae
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 193: Wolf-Rayet Phenomena in Massive Stars and Starburst Galaxies , 1999 , pp. 396 - 397
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1999 

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