A magnetically collimated jet from an evolved star

Wouter H. T. Vlemmings (), Philip J. Diamond and Hiroshi Imai
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Wouter H. T. Vlemmings: University of Manchester
Philip J. Diamond: University of Manchester
Hiroshi Imai: Kagoshima University

Nature, 2006, vol. 440, issue 7080, 58-60

Abstract: When you're a jet Narrow, collimated, jets occur in a wide range of astrophysical sources. Theories explaining the collimation of such jets often invoke magnetic fields but until now, observational proof was lacking. Vlemmings et al. present the first confirmation that a jet is indeed magnetically collimated. The jet is emerging from an evolved (‘old’) star W43A that is rapidly developing into a planetary nebula, a finding that supports the idea that these jets are responsible for shaping the distinctly asymmetric planetary nebulae.

Date: 2006
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