Hubble Space Telescope images of Magellanic Cloud planetary nebulae

被引:47
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作者
Shaw, Richard A. [1 ]
Stanghellini, Letizia
Villaver, Eva
Mutchler, Max
机构
[1] Natl Opt Astron Observ, Tucson, AZ 85719 USA
[2] Space Telescope Sci Inst, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
关键词
Magellanic Clouds; planetary nebulae : general; stars : evolution;
D O I
10.1086/508469
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We present images and slitless spectra that were obtained in Hubble Space Telescope (HST) surveys of planetary nebulae (PNe) in both the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, using the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph. These new data on 59 PNe (54 in the LMC and 5 in the SMC) permit us to determine the nebular dimensions and morphology in the monochromatic light of several emission lines: H alpha, [N II] lambda 6583, and [O III] lambda 5007, plus others of varying ionization, including [O I], He I, and [S II]. We describe the nebular morphology and related features in detail. This survey, when combined with similar data from our prior HST programs and other archived PN images, brings the total of nebulae imaged with HST to 114 in the LMC and 35 in the SMC. We describe various basic properties for the sample, including sizes, morphologies, densities, and completeness. Trends in [O III] lambda 5007 flux, surface brightness, and electron density with physical radius suggest that many nebulae, particularly those with bipolar morphology, may be optically thick even at large size. Bipolars also show the most extreme values of [N II]/H alpha flux ratios, which is a rough indicator of N enrichment.
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页码:201 / 229
页数:29
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