Published March 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

Molecular envelope of the planetary nebula NGC 7027

  • 1. Beijing Normal Univ. (China)
  • 2. Tokyo Univ. (Japan)
  • 3. Paris, Observatoire, Meudon (France)
  • 4. Nobeyama Radio Observatory, Minamimaki (Japan)

Description

Strong emission of HCO(+) J = 1-0 has been detected in the molecular envelope of planetary nebula NGC 7027. A modeling of the envelope including a balance of thermal heating and cooling of the gas leads to a mass-loss rate of 0.0003 solar mass/yr, and the abundances of CO, HCO(+), and HCN of 0.0001, 3 x 10 to the -8th, and 0.9 x 10 to the -8th per H2, respectively. It is suggested that the large observed abundance of HCO(+) can be explained either by the ionization due to soft X-rays from the central star or a high gas-dust heat exchange rate. 44 refs

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophysical Journal
Journal Volume
351
Series
Astrophys. J.
Journal Page Range
522-529
ISSN
0004-637X
CODEN
ASJOA