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FAST LOW-IONISATION EMISSION [1 record]

Record 1 2001-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronomy
DEF

A bubble of gas at the edge of the nebula surrounding a dying star.

CONT

FLIERs appear to hold together as small, narrow jets over relatively long distances. Their low ionization remains an enigma. (Astronomy, May 1994, p. 40).

Key term(s)
  • fast low-ionisation emission

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronomie
OBS

Observées (2) dans NGC3242 où l'explosion d'une étoile a donné naissance à une naine blanche entourée d'un nuage d'où s'échappent deux zones rouges faiblement ionisées dont la vitesse est supérieure à celle du gaz entourant l'étoile.

Spanish

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