Images of an Equatorial Outflow in SS 433

Katherine M Blundell; Amy J Mioduszewski; Tom W B Muxlow; Philipp Podsiadlowski; Michael P Rupen

Images of an Equatorial Outflow in SS 433

Katherine M Blundell
, Amy J Mioduszewski
, Tom W B Muxlow
, Philipp Podsiadlowski
, Michael P Rupen

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Abstract

We have imaged the X-ray binary SS 433 with unprecedented Fourier plane coverage at 6 cm using simultaneously the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), MERLIN, and the Very Large Array and also at 20 cm using the VLBA. At both wavelengths we have securely detected smooth, low surface brightness emission having the appearance of a ``ruff'' or collar attached perpendicularly to the well-studied knotty jets in this system and extending over at least a few hundred AU. We interpret this smooth emission as a windlike outflow from the binary and discuss its implications for the present evolutionary stage of this system.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	L79-L82
Journal	The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Volume	562
Publication status	Published - 2001

Keywords

Stars: Binaries: Close
Radio Continuum: Stars
Stars: Individual: Alphanumeric: SS 433

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Images of an Equatorial Outflow in SS 433

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