Time Variation in the Radio Continuum Emission Associated with the Surroundings of the Nucleus of the Planetary Nebula KjPn 8

We present new, high sensitivity, Very Large Array (VLA) continuum observationsof the core of KjPn 8 made with arcsecond angular resolution. Theseobservations were compared with similar observations taken 5.5 years earlier, inorder to search for variations that seemed to be present in previous obser...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Y. Gómez, J. A. López, Luis F. Rodríguez
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:México
Institución:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Redalyc-UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:57138215
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57138215
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
ISM: RADIO SOURCES
RADIO CONTINUUM: ISM
PLANETARY NEBULAE: INDIVIDUAL (KjPn 8)
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Sumario:We present new, high sensitivity, Very Large Array (VLA) continuum observationsof the core of KjPn 8 made with arcsecond angular resolution. Theseobservations were compared with similar observations taken 5.5 years earlier, inorder to search for variations that seemed to be present in previous observations.Our comparison indicates that the emission associated with the surroundings of thestellar nucleus decreased by 40% over this period. We tentatively attribute thisdecrease to variations in the ejection of gas from the central star.