High velocity flows, shocks in the star forming H II region: The Orion Nebula
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We have studied the high velocity flows and related shock phenomena in the Orion Nebula. Hubble Space Telescope WF/PC and WFPC2 images have been used in morphological studies and proper motion studies of the objects of interest. The high spectral resolution echelle slit spectra have been obtained for the central Orion Nebula in order to study both high velocity flows associated with compact objects and large scale high velocity systems.
A group of Herbig-Haro objects located to the north of the Trapezium cluster have been studied in detail. Their morphology, proper motions and motions along the line of sight have been investigated. A bow shock model has been applied to predict the emission line profiles of bow shocks and the resultant line profiles were compared with the observed spectra. The comparison was successful except there is a discrepancy for one of the objects. The possible origin and evolution of this group of objects have been discussed. Two Herbig-Haro objects(HH203/HH204) in the vicinity of
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Hu, Xihai. "High velocity flows, shocks in the star forming H II region: The Orion Nebula." (1996) Diss., Rice University. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/19114.