The physical parameters of the microquasar S26 in the Sculptor Group galaxy NGC 7793

Date

2012

Authors

Dopita, Michael
Payne, J L
Filipovic, M D
Pannuti, Thomas G

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Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

NGC 7793-S26 is an extended source (350pc × 185pc) previously studied in the radio, optical and X-ray domains. It has been identified as a microquasar which has inflated a superbubble. We used integral-field spectra from the Wide-Field Spectrograph on th

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Keywords: Galaxies: individual: NGC 7793; ISM: abundances; ISM: bubbles; ISM: jets and outflows; Stars: winds, outflows; X-rays: binaries

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Open Access

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