H2 and H I emission line imaging of the ring nebula (NGC 6720)
- 1. Wyoming Infrared Observatory, Laramie (USA)
Description
Infrared emission-line images of the v = 1-0 S(1) transition of molecular hydrogen and Br-gamma recombination line of atomic hydrogen which cover the entire extent of NGC 6720, the Ring nebula. The maps presented here are the highest angular resolution images of these transitions yet produced for this object and have very low relative positional uncertainty. As a result, the spatial stratification of the ionized and shocked molecular zones within the nebula is clearly resolved. These data, and data from the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, are used to determine the H2, H I, and dust mass within the nebula. Energy sources for the dust heating, formation and destruction of the H2, and overall evolution of the nebula are also discussed. 38 references
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Astrophys. J.
- Journal Volume
- 325
- Series
- Astrophys. J.
- Journal Page Range
- 604-609
- ISSN
- 0004-637X
- CODEN
- ASJOA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 19080777
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COSMIC DUST; COSMIC GASES; EMISSION SPECTRA; HEATING; HYDROGEN; INFRARED SPECTRA; IONIZED GASES; MAPS; MASS; MOLECULES; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PLANETARY NEBULAE; SHOCK WAVES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STAR EVOLUTION
- Descriptors DEC
- DISTRIBUTION; DUSTS; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; GASES; NEBULAE; NONMETALS; SPECTRA