Mass and Kinetic Energy of the Homunculus Nebula around η Carinae
@article{Smith2003MassAK, title={Mass and Kinetic Energy of the Homunculus Nebula around $\eta$ Carinae}, author={Nathan Smith and Robert D. Gehrz and Philip M. Hinz and William F. Hoffmann and Joseph L. Hora and Eric E. Mamajek and Michael R. Meyer}, journal={The Astronomical Journal}, year={2003}, volume={125}, pages={1458 - 1466} }
We examine thermal infrared images of η Car at wavelengths from 4.8 to 25 μm obtained with the MIRAC3 camera system at the Magellan Observatory, and we conclude that η Car's circumstellar Homunculus Nebula contains much more mass (≳12 M⊙) and kinetic energy (1049.6–1050 ergs) than had previously been recognized. Excess far-infrared emission from a large mass of cold dust had been discovered recently by Morris et al., which they attributed to 110 K dust in a compact equatorial torus. Our images…
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