Feasibility Study on Emission Line Spectroscopy Between 350 Nm and 750 Nm Of Runaway Star Bow Shocks in the Milky Way Using Currently Operating Observatories with Open Submission Policies

Author

John Scheele, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Abstract

Numerous runaway stars with bow shocks have been observed distributed around the Galaxy. These shocks have previously been observed in the infrared,Hα, [O I I I], and[N I I] lines. Recently hydrodynamic simulations allow for theoretical emissions of a runway star bow shock to be calculated. Expanding on these simulations shows that simultaneous observations in visible spectrum for Hα, H I eλ5876Å, and [O I I I] by the GMOS instruments of the Gemini Observatories are possible, allowing direct composition measurements of the ISM in the Milky Way Galaxy.

Advisor

Paul Eskridge

Committee Member

Michael Rutkowski

Committee Member

Thomas Brown

Date of Degree

2022

Language

english

Document Type

Thesis

Degree

Master of Science (MS)

Program of Study

Physics

Department

Physics and Astronomy

College

Science, Engineering and Technology

Recommended Citation

Scheele, J. (2022). Feasibility study on emission line spectroscopy between 350 nm and 750 nm of runaway star bow shocks in the Milky Way using currently operating observatories with open submission policies [Master’s thesis, Minnesota State University, Mankato]. Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/etds/1233/

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