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| DOI | 10.1088/2041-8205/743/1/L8 | ||||
| Año | 2011 | ||||
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Highly collimated gas ejections are among the most dramatic structures in the universe, observed to emerge from very different astrophysical systems-from active galactic nuclei down to young brown dwarf stars. Even with the huge span in spatial scales, there is convincing evidence that the physics at the origin of the phenomenon, namely, the acceleration and collimation mechanisms, is the same in all classes of jets. Here we report on the discovery of a giant, highly collimated jet from Sanduleak's star in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). With a physical extent of 14 pc at the distance of the LMC, it represents the largest stellar jet ever discovered, and the first resolved stellar jet beyond the Milky Way. The kinematics and extreme chemical composition of the ejecta from Sanduleak's star bear strong resemblance with the low-velocity remnants of SN1987A and with the outer filaments of the most famous supernova progenitor candidate,. Carinae. Moreover, the precise knowledge of the jets distance implies that it will be possible to derive accurate estimates of most of its physical properties. Sanduleak's bipolar outflow will thus become a crucial test bed for future theoretical modeling of astrophysical jets.
| Ord. | Autor | Género | Institución - País |
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| 1 | Angeloni, Rodolfo | Hombre |
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile
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| 2 | Santos, W. A. | Hombre |
Observatorio Las Campanas - Chile
Australian Astronomical Observatory - Chile |
| 3 | Bryant, Julia J. | Mujer |
UNIV SYDNEY - Australia
The University of Sydney - Australia |
| 4 | Rando, N. | Hombre |
Observatorio Las Campanas - Chile
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| Australian Research Council |
| Proyecto FONDECYT |
| Astronomy Australia Limited |
| Ministry for the Economy, Development, and Tourism |
| Research Infrastructure Strategy of the Australian Federal Government |
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| Support for R.A. is provided by Proyecto Fondecyt 3100029 and by the Ministry for the Economy, Development, and Tourism's Programa Iniciativa Cientifica Milenio through grant P07-021-F, awarded to The Milky Way Millennium Nucleus. F.D.M. acknowledges the support of a Magellan Fellowship from Astronomy Australia Limited, and administered by the Australian Astronomical Observatory. J.B.H. is supported by a Federation Fellowship from the Australian Research Council. This paper includes data gathered with the 6.5 m Magellan Telescopes located at the Las Campanas Observatory, Chile. Australian access to the Magellan Telescopes was supported through the Research Infrastructure Strategy of the Australian Federal Government. The authors thank the anonymous referee, and Mark Phillips, for commenting on the manuscript and acknowledge the Las Campanas staff. National Collaborative Government. The authors thank the anonymous referee, and Mark Phillips, for commenting on the manuscript and acknowledge the Las Campanas staff. |