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An IRAS/ISSA Survey of Bow Shocks Around Runaway StarsWe searched for bow shock-like objects like those known around Oph and a Cam near the positions of 183 runaway stars. Based primarily on the presence and morphology of excess 60 micron emission we identify 56 new candidate bow shocks, for which we determine photometric and morphological parameters. Previously only a dozen or so were known. Well resolved structures are present around 25 stars. A comparison of the distribution of symmetry axes of the infrared nebulae with that of their proper motion vectors indicates that these two directions are very significantly aligned. The observed alignment strongly suggests that the structures we see arise from the interaction of stellar winds with the interstellar medium, justifying the identification of these far-infrared objects as stellar wind bow shocks.
Document ID
20060037037
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Buren, David Van
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1995
Publication Information
Publication: The Astronomical Journal
Subject Category
Astronomy
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
IRAS/ISSA Survey

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