Kinematics of the Galactic Bubble RCW 120

We studied the kinematics of the Galactic bubble RCW 120 in the [SII]\lambda\lambda$6717,6731\AA lines. We measured a LSR radial velocity ranging from ~-74 to ~-6km/s. We found evidence of expansion only in the northeast region of the nebula (from 20 to 30 km/s). We found a high electron density aro...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Sánchez-Cruces, Mónica, Castellanos-Ramírez, Antonio, Rosado, Margarita, Rodríguez-González, Ary, Reyes-Iturbide, Jorge
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LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 03.06.2018
Subjects
Arches
Computer simulation
Electron density
Emission
Kinematics
Mathematical models
Morphology
Nebulae
Radial velocity
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Summary:We studied the kinematics of the Galactic bubble RCW 120 in the [SII]\lambda\lambda$6717,6731\AA lines. We measured a LSR radial velocity ranging from ~-74 to ~-6km/s. We found evidence of expansion only in the northeast region of the nebula (from 20 to 30 km/s). We found a high electron density around 4000 cm^{-3} in the south-west region and we also found two arches-like structure indicating a density gradient. We present 3D numerical simulations of RCW 120 using Walicxe-3D code in order to explore optical shell dynamics and its morphology. Our numerical results predict an average numerical electron density of the ambient medium (in the southern region of the object) is between 3000 to 5000 cm^{-3} in agreement with our values obtained from the observations. From our models, we do not expect X-ray emission coming from the external shell, due to the low expansion velocity value.}
ISSN:2331-8422