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Bow Shock Structures Near Young Stellar Objects

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Mass Outflows from Stars and Galactic Nuclei

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We have obtained narrow band CCD images of several Herbig-Haro objects resembling bow shocks. As predicted by bow shock theory, we find that the region of highest excitation coincides with the apex of the proposed shock.

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Ray, T.P., Mundt, R. (1988). Bow Shock Structures Near Young Stellar Objects. In: Bianchi, L., Gilmozzi, R. (eds) Mass Outflows from Stars and Galactic Nuclei. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 142. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2941-8_37

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