| dc.contributor.author | Marengo, Massimo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Evans, N. R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Barmby, P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bono, G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Welch, D. L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Romaniello, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Huelsman, D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Su, K. Y. L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fazio, G. G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Matthews, Lynn D. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-03-04T20:24:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-03-04T20:24:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-12 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2010-07 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0004-637X | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1538-4357 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95824 | |
| dc.description.abstract | We present the discovery of an infrared nebula around the Cepheid prototype δ Cephei and its hot companion HD 213307. Large-scale (~2.1 × 10[superscript 4] AU) nebulosity is detected at 5.8, 8.0, 24, and 70 μm. Surrounding the two stars, the 5.8 and 8.0 μm emission is largely attributable to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emission swept from the interstellar medium by a wind originating from δ Cephei and/or its companion. Stochastically heated small dust grains are the most likely source of the 24 and 70 μm extended emission. The 70 μm emission, in particular, resembles a bow shock aligned in the direction of the proper motion of δ Cephei. This discovery supports the hypothesis that δ Cephei may be currently losing mass, at a rate in the range of ≈5 × 10[superscript -9] to 6 × 10[superscript -8] M[subscript ʘ] yr[superscript -1]. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | United States. Dept. of Defense. ASSURE Program (National Science Foundation (U.S.). Research Experience for Undergraduates (Program). Grant 0754568) | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | IOP Publishing | en_US |
| dc.relation.isversionof | http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/725/2/2392 | en_US |
| dc.rights | Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. | en_US |
| dc.source | American Astronomical Society | en_US |
| dc.title | AN INFRARED NEBULA ASSOCIATED WITH δ CEPHEI: EVIDENCE OF MASS LOSS? | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Marengo, M., N. R. Evans, P. Barmby, L. D. Matthews, G. Bono, D. L. Welch, M. Romaniello, D. Huelsman, K. Y. L. Su, and G. G. Fazio. “AN INFRARED NEBULA ASSOCIATED WITH δ CEPHEI: EVIDENCE OF MASS LOSS?” The Astrophysical Journal 725, no. 2 (December 7, 2010): 2392–2400. © 2010 The American Astronomical Society | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Haystack Observatory | en_US |
| dc.contributor.mitauthor | Matthews, Lynn D. | en_US |
| dc.relation.journal | Astrophysical Journal | en_US |
| dc.eprint.version | Final published version | en_US |
| dc.type.uri | http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle | en_US |
| eprint.status | http://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerReviewed | en_US |
| dspace.orderedauthors | Marengo, M.; Evans, N. R.; Barmby, P.; Matthews, L. D.; Bono, G.; Welch, D. L.; Romaniello, M.; Huelsman, D.; Su, K. Y. L.; Fazio, G. G. | en_US |
| mit.license | PUBLISHER_POLICY | en_US |
| mit.metadata.status | Complete | |
