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High dispersion spectra of Planetary Nebulae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

S. Hyung
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California
L. H. Aller
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California

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Determinations of the plasma diagnostics and chemical compositions of planetary nebulae require ultimately high dispersion spectra. For objects of high surface brightness the Hamilton Echelle Spectrograph at Lick Observatory is satisfactory for the region 3650–10100Å which involves the 168th to 56th echelle orders. For a slit width of 640 μm amounting to 1.15 arcsec at the Coude focus, the actual spectral resolution (FWHM) is about 0.2Å at 8850Å. The length of the slit is chosen as 4.0 arcsec. Hyung (1994) & Aller (1994) describe the observing procedure. Since the Hamilton echelle was designed primarily for star-like sources, it is not useful for extended low surface brightness PN. The earlier observations were obtained with an 800 × 800 chip that did not cover the echelle field, so several settings were needed. Later, we used a slower 2048 × 2048 chip which covered the whole field and was somewhat more efficient at longer wavelengths. The program has been completed and definitive measurements have obtained for NGC 2440, NGC 6543, NGC 6741, NGC 6818, NGC 7026, NGC 7662, and Hu 1-2. All of these PN display particularly rich, interesting spectra. Previously observed and published objects include IC 351, IC 418, IC 2149, IC 4997, NGC 6567, NGC 6572, NGC 6790, NGC 6886, NGC 7009, BD +30 3639, & Hubble 12. NGC 6884 is in press. Additional nebulae which are yet to be discussed are IC 4634, IC 4846, IC 5117, NGC 6210, & NGC 6803.

Type
IV. Envelopes
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1997 

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