An Interacting Binary System Powers Precessing Outflows of an Evolved Star

Köppen, Joachim; Day-Jones, Avril C.; Napiwotzki, Ralf; Corradi, R. L. M.; Jones, David; Rauch, Thomas; Miszalski, Brent; Boffin, Henri M. J.
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Science, Volume 338, Issue 6108, pp. 773- (2012).

Fecha de publicación:
11
2012
Revista
Número de autores
8
Número de autores del IAC
1
Número de citas
101
Número de citas referidas
75
Descripción
Stars are generally spherical, yet their gaseous envelopes often appear nonspherical when ejected near the end of their lives. This quirk is most notable during the planetary nebula phase, when these envelopes become ionized. Interactions among stars in a binary system are suspected to cause the asymmetry. In particular, a precessing accretion disk around a companion is believed to launch point-symmetric jets, as seen in the prototype Fleming 1. Our finding of a post-common-envelope binary nucleus in Fleming 1 confirms that this scenario is highly favorable. Similar binary interactions are therefore likely to explain these kinds of outflows in a large variety of systems.
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