Large HI Structures linked to southern O-type stars

MARTÍN M.C; CAPPA C.E.; ROMERO G.

REVISTA MEXICANA DE ASTRONOMíA Y ASTROFíSICA

UNIV NACIONAL AUTONOMA MEXICO

Año: 2009 vol. 45 p. 55 - 73

0185-1101

In our search for interstellar bubbles around massive stars we analyze the environs of the O-type stars HD 38666, HD 124979, HD 163758, and HD 171589. The location of the stars, far from the galactic plane, favors the formation of large wind bubbles. We investigate the distribution of the neutral and ionized gas based on HI, CO, and radio continuum data, and that of the interstellar dust based on far infrared IRIS images. Here we report the discovery of neutral gas cavities and slowly expanding shells associated with the four massive stars. IR and optical counterparts were also detected for some of the stars. We discuss the probability that the features have originated by the action of stellar winds on the surrounding gas.