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Spectrophotometric Evolution of
Eta Carinae's Great Eruption
Armin Rest
(STScI)
Collaborators: Jose Luis Prieto, Federica Bianco, Nathan Smith, Nolan Walborn, Brendan Sinnott, Doug Welch, Ryan Foley, Ryan Chornock, Mark Huber, Howard Bond, Chris Smith, Knut Olsen, Tom Matheson, Pete Challis, Dante Minniti, Alejandro Clocchiatti…
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h Car historical light curve
Great Eruption
from 1838-1858
(Mass loss >10
Msolar)
Peaks in 1837,
1843, 1845
Smith & Frew 2011
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Light
Echoes!
Rest et al. 2012, Nature
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Scattering Dust
Spitzer Image (8 microns) Difference Image
black: light echo in 2003
white: light echo in 2011
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3D view
h Car light
echo roughly
perpendicular
to equator of
Homunculus
Nebula
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Light Echo Spectrum of h Car Great Eruption Rest et al. 2012
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Best correlation to supergiant spectra: G2-G5 (~5000 K)
Ca NIR triplet: blueshift ~200 km/s, asymmetric shape
Supergiant templates: UVES (Bagnulo+) and Ca IR triplet (Cennaro+)
GE spectrum
Rest et al., in press
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LBVs &
h Car G type is later than
common for LBV outbursts
Exceeds theoretical limits of opaque wind model by Davidson 1987
Davidson & Humphreys 2012: claim that Davidson 1987 opaque wind model always predicted T=5400-6500K, even if text said 7000K
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LBVs &
h Car G type is later than
common for LBV outbursts
Exceeds theoretical limits of opaque wind model by Davidson 1987
Davidson & Humphreys 2012: claim that Davidson 1987 opaque wind model always predicted T=5400-6500K, even if text said 7000K
Davidson 87:
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1843
peak
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1843
peak
At early times (~1843) absorption spectrum
Evolves to P-Cygni profile 6 months later
Nearly pure emission lines 14 month later
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1850+ spectrum
Armin Rest, 03/12/08, Wunch
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CN bands in post-1843 peak
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Pre-1837 spectrum
Wise 8 micron gri SOAR image
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Light curves pre-1837 and 1837
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1837 peak
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Pre-1837 peak
Ulyss IDL
package
Elodie spectral
stellar library
Very good fit with
7000K spectrum
200 km/s
blueshift
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Temperature and surface
gravity
Ulyss IDL package
Elodie spectral stellar library
Pre-1837: Very good fit with 7000K spectrum
Post 1843 minimum: P-Cygni profile, thus T could be biased
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Summary h Car light echo spectrum of 1943 peak:
Similar to G2-G5 supergiant, ~5000 K
No emission lines!
Blueshifted Ca NIR triplet by ~200 km/s,
Asymmetric shape of Ca NIR triplet: blue tail up to -850 km/s
h Car light echo spectra post-1943 peak, at minimum Changes from absorption to emission line spectrum with time
Temperature stays the same at 5000K if not getting cooler
Strong CN bands
Pre-eruption spectrum Best fit with 7000K SG spectrum
Higher surface gravity
In a few years: The Great Eruption in 4D!
Eta Car
opaque
wind
model
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Armin Rest, 03/12/08, Wunch
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Davidson 87
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3D Spectroscopy
Red: looking at equator.
Blueshift ~200 km/s
Blue: looking into lobe.
Blueshift ~500-600 km/s
(not the highest S/N…)
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Geometry of Light Echoes
Dust
sheet
Observer
SN
87A
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Dust
sheet
10 light-years
20 year
ellipse
Observer
SN
87A
Geometry of Light Echoes
Ellipsoids trace out surfaces of constant arrival time
Extra path: 2 x 10 light years Light echo after 20 years
20 year
light echoes
what we see
projected on the sky
SN
87A
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Dust
sheets
10 light-years
20 year
ellipse
Observer
SN
87A
Geometry of Light Echoes
Ellipsoids trace out surfaces of constant arrival time
Extra path: 2 x 10 light years Light echo after 20 years
20 year
light echoes
what we see
projected on the sky
SN
87A
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Dust
sheets
10 light-years
1 light-year
20 year
ellipse
22 year
ellipse
22 year
light echoes
20 year
light echoes
Observer
SN
87A
Geometry of Light Echoes
Extra path: 2 x 10 light years Light echo after 20 years
Extra path: 2 x 11 light years Light echo after 22 years
Ellipsoids trace out surfaces of constant arrival time
what we see
projected on the sky
SN
87A
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22 year
light echoes
20 year
light echoes
Geometry of Light Echoes
SN 87A difference image, 2003-2001