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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, John Scheele Jan 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, John Scheele

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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.

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The Pre-Roche Lobe Overflow Evolution Of Massive Close Binary Stars: A Study Of Rotation, Wind Enhanced Mass-Loss, And The Bi-Stability Jump, Thomas C. Gehrman Jr. Jan 2019

The Pre-Roche Lobe Overflow Evolution Of Massive Close Binary Stars: A Study Of Rotation, Wind Enhanced Mass-Loss, And The Bi-Stability Jump, Thomas C. Gehrman Jr.

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Massive stars have the ability to enrich their environment with heavy elements and influence star formation in galaxies. Some massive stars exist in binary systems with short orbital periods. These are called massive close binaries. It is important to understand the evolution of massive close binary systems to gain insight about galaxy evolution. Massive stars above 20 solar masses experience a bi-stability jump where there is a sudden increase in mass-loss rate in their winds. There is ongoing research in this field, but the study of the bi-stability jump and its effects on massive close binary star properties has not …

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Measuring Noble Gases In Coma Samples From Comet Wild 2, Jacob Simones Aug 2014

Measuring Noble Gases In Coma Samples From Comet Wild 2, Jacob Simones

Journal of Undergraduate Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato

Since comets originated during the formation of the solar system, the processes of solar system formation can be better understood through compositional analysis of cometary material. A low density, silicon-based substance called aerogel was used by NASA’s Stardust spacecraft to collect coma samples from comet Wild 2. Aerogel not from the spacecraft (“non-flight”) was investigated to determine the possibility of measuring noble gases in Stardust samples. Gas evolved from heated, non-flight aerogel was measured initially using a residual gas analyzer, then a high-sensitivity massspectrometer. Levels of helium and neon isotopes observed from both instruments were sufficiently low that noble gases …

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The Adsorption Of Atmospheric Xenon And Inert Gas Measurements In Size Separates Of The Allende Meteorite, Russel L. Palma Aug 1984

The Adsorption Of Atmospheric Xenon And Inert Gas Measurements In Size Separates Of The Allende Meteorite, Russel L. Palma

Physics and Astronomy Department Publications

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Development Of A Mass Spectrometer System For The Measurement Of Inert Gases In Meteorites, Russel L. Palma Sep 1983

Development Of A Mass Spectrometer System For The Measurement Of Inert Gases In Meteorites, Russel L. Palma

Physics and Astronomy Department Publications

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