Shock shaping? Nebular spectroscopy of nova V906 Carinae. Issue 3 (22nd March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Harvey, É J; Aydi, E; Izzo, L; Morisset, C; Darnley, M J; Fitzgerald, K; Molaro, P; Murphy-Glaysher, F; Redman, M P; Shrestha, M
• Is Part Of: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Volume 521:Issue 3(2023)
• Page Start: 4750
• Page End: 4762
• Publication Date: 2023-03-22
• Subjects: atomic processes -- line: profiles -- shock waves -- stars: mass-loss -- stars: winds, outflows -- transients: novae; Astronomy -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 520.5
• DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad825
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0035-8711

Abstract

ABSTRACT: V906 Carinae was one of the best observed novae of recent times. It was a prolific dust producer and harboured shocks in the early evolving ejecta outflow. Here, we take a close look at the consequences of these early interactions through study of high-resolution Ultraviolet and Visual Echelle spectrograph spectroscopy of the nebular stage and extrapolate backwards to investigate how the final structure may have formed. A study of ejecta geometry and shaping history of the structure of the shell is undertaken following a spectral line $\rm {\small SHAPE}$ model fit. A search for spectral tracers of shocks in the nova ejecta is undertaken and an analysis of the ionized environment. Temperature, density, and abundance analyses of the evolving nova shell are presented.