Bow shocks in water fountain jets
arXiv:1804.02672 · doi:10.1017/S1743921317009589
Abstract
We briefly introduce the VLBI maser astrometric analysis of IRAS 18043-2116 and IRAS 18113-2503, two remarkable and unusual water fountains with spectacular bipolar bow shocks in their high-speed collimated jet-driven outflows. The 22 GHz H2O maser structures and velocities clearly show that the jets are formed in very short-lived, episodic outbursts, which may indicate episodic accretion in an underlying binary system.
arXiv commentTo appear in the proceedings of the IAU Symposium 336: Astrophysical Masers: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe (4-8 September 2017, Cagliari, Italy) - IAU Proceedings Series, eds. A. Tarchi, M. J. Reid, and P. Castangia
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