Discovery of CH and OH in the -513 km s-1 Ejecta of Eta Carinae

E. Verner, F. Bruhweiler, K. E. Nielsen +3

The very massive star, Eta Carinae, is enshrouded in an unusual complex of stellar ejecta, which is highly depleted in C and O, and enriched in He and N. This circumstellar gas giv…