Contemporaneous Observations of Direct and Raman Scattered O VI in Symbiotic Stars

Abstract

Symbiotic stars are binary systems consisting of a hot star, typically a white dwarf, and a cool giant companion. The wind from the cool star is ionized by the radiation from the hot star, resulting in the characteristic combination of sharp nebular emission lines and stellar molecular absorption lines in the optical spectrum. Most of the emission lines are readily identifiable with common ions. However, two strong, broad emission lines at $\lambda \lambda$ 6825, 7082 defied identification with known atoms and ions. In 1989 Schmid made the case that these long unidentified emission lines resulted from the Raman scattering of the O VI resonance photons at $\lambda \lambda$ 1032, 1038 by neutral hydrogen. We present contemporaneous far-UV and optical observations of direct and Raman scattered O VI lines for nine symbiotic stars obtained with the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope (Astro-2) and various ground-based telescopes. The O VI emission lines are present in every instance in which the $\lambda \lambda$ 6825, 7082 lines are present in support of the Schmid Raman scattering model. We calculate scattering efficiencies and interpret the results in terms of the Raman models. Additionally, we measure the flux of the Fe II fluorescence line at $\lambda$1776, which is excited by the O VI line at $\lambda$1032, and calculate the first estimates of the conversion efficiencies of this process.

48 pages, 5 figures

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