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Balick, Bruce; Frank, A.; Huarte-Espinosa, M.; Gomez, T.; Corradi, R. L. M.; Alcolea, J.
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American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #220, #431.08
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2012
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Description
HST images taken over a time span of 11 years show that the tips of its
bright optical fingers have proper motions exceeding 1". At the presumed
distance of 0.9 kpc, the proper motions are equivalent to projected
speeds of over 400 km s^-1. However, optical STIS spectra (Riera et al
2011) and our narrow-band images from the tips of the fingers suggest
that the radiation arises at a shock speed Vs 80 km s^-1. A forward
shock at Vs >150 km s^-1 is far too fast to be observable except,
perhaps, in x-rays. So the observed emission lines must arise from a
secondary shock driven into the clump or jet (the latter case seems
highly unlikely). We will present highlights of hydro models that
compare the expected differences of excitation and the shock structures
between clumps and jets.