A comparison of the radio and optical time-evolution of HH 1 and 2

Abstract We present a comparison between the time-evolution over the past ≈ 20 years of the radio continuum and Hα emission of HH 1 and 2. We find that the radio continuum and the Hα emission of both objects show very similar trends, with HH 1 becoming fainter and HH 2 brightening quite considerably (by about a factor of 2). We also find that the FHα/Fff (Hα to free-free continuum) ratio of HH 1 and 2 has higher values than the ones typically found in planetary nebulae (PNe), which we interpret as an indication that the Hα and free-free emission of HH 1/2 is produced in emitting regions with lower temperatures (≈ 2000 K) than the emission of PNe (with ≈ 104 K).

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Main Authors: Rodríguez,L. F., Raga,A. C., Rodríguez-Kamenetzky,A., Carrasco-González,C.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Astronomía 2018
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0185-11012018000100004
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