H and He Radio Recombination Lines Observations
Towards Rosette Nebula: a New Model Including a Jet

A. P. Tsivilev1,
S. Cortiglioni, M. Orsini, E. Palazzi, 2
and G. Palumbo3

1 P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Academy of Sciences of Russia, Moscow, Russia
2 I.Te.S.R.E./C.N.R., Bologna, Italy
3 University of Bologna, Dept. of Astronomy, Bologna, Italy


High sensitivity observations of H92a and He92a Radio Recombination Lines and continuum emission were made toward three positions in the Rosette Nebula. A possible detection of He at such high frequency is reported, at least in one position. Present results are considered together with previous ones to look for correlation between some physical parameters and the quantum number (n). A non-LTE model is proposed which can describe the dependence of line contrast, Te, line width and line radial velocity on n. There is evidence of an unusually sharp decreasing of RRL radial velocity with n. The following scenario may then be proposed: a stellar wind comes in contact with the outer surrounding dense material; the corresponding shock forms a jet.


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