The High-Excitation Planetary Nebula NGC 246: Optical and Near-Ultraviolet Observations and Two-dimensional Numerical Models
We have imaged the planetary nebula (PN) NGC 246 in the near-ultraviolet wavelengths [Ne V] 342.6 nm, the Bowen fluorescence line of O III at 344.4 nm, and a...
The high-velocity outflow in the proto-planetary nebula Hen 3-1475
The proto-planetary nebula Hen 3-1475 shows a remarkable highly collimated optical jet with an S-shaped string of three pairs of knots and extremely high...
The Illumination and Growth of CRL 2688: An Analysis of New and Archival Hubble Space Telescope Observations
We present four-color images of CRL 2688 obtained in 2009 using the Wide-Field Camera 3 on Hubble Space Telescope. The F606W image is compared with archival...
The impact of strong recombination on temperature determination in planetary nebulae
The long-standing difference in chemical abundances determined from optical recombination lines and collisionally excited lines raises questions about our...
The impact of strong recombination on temperature determination in planetary nebulae
The long-standing difference in chemical abundances determined from optical recombination lines and collisionally excited lines raises questions about our...
The Intergalactic Stellar Population from Mergers of Elliptical Galaxies with Dark Matter Halos
We present simulations of dry-merger encounters between pairs of elliptical galaxies with dark matter halos. The aim of these simulations is to study the...
The ionised and molecular mass of post-common-envelope planetary nebulae. The missing mass problem
Context. Most planetary nebulae (PNe) show beautiful, axisymmetric morphologies despite their progenitor stars being essentially spherical. Close binarity is...