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Far-Ultraviolet Spectra of Planetary Nebulae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

George Sonneborn
George Sonneborn*
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Astronomy and Solar Physics, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA

Abstract

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The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE)> satellite provides a unique opportunity to obtain high-resolution far-UV spectra of a wide variety of astronomical objects, including planetary nebulae. Most FUSE observations of PNe to date have concentrated on the hot central star, providing a very effective way to study the atmosphere of the central star, the surrounding nebula through the absorption features from circumstellar gas. FUSE has found evidence of hot molecular hydrogen in several planetary nebulae, including M27 and BD+30° 3639. Central star spectra also reveal new information about stellar winds, mass loss, and photospheric abundances.

Type
Part VI: The Ionized Gas in Planetary Nebulae
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 209: Planetary Nebulae: Their Evolution and Role in the Universe , 2003 , pp. 405 - 411
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2003 

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