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The Distribution of Molecular Hydrogen in Planetary Nebulae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

J. W. V. Storey
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales Kensington, Australia
B. L. Webster
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales Kensington, Australia
P. Payne
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales Kensington, Australia
M. A. Dopita
Affiliation:
Mt. Stromlo & Siding Spring Observatory Canberra, Australia

Abstract

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A correlation has been found between strong molecular hydrogen emission and the morphological type of a planetary nebula. Those with an equatorial toroid and bipolar extensions have H2 1−0 S(1) stronger than Brackett γ. H2 maps of several objects, and NGC 2346 in particular, are consistent with a fast stellar wind interacting with an anisotropic medium.

Type
Circumstellar Shells
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1987 

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