Bibcode
Bianchi, Luciana; Manchado, A.; Forster, Karl
Referencia bibliográfica
Planetary Nebulae: An Eye to the Future, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 283, p. 308-309
Fecha de publicación:
8
2012
Número de citas
5
Número de citas referidas
4
Descripción
GALEX (the Galaxy Evolution Explorer) has provided
far-UV(1344-1786Å) and near-UV(1771-2831Å) imaging of
several Planetary Nebulae (e.g., Bianchi et al. 2008, Bianchi 2012),
with flux limits ~27.5 mag/sq.arcsec for objects in the Medium-deph
Imaging Survey (MIS). PNe images in the GALEX broad-band UV filters
include flux from both nebular line and continuum emission. We use the
GALEX grism observing mode to obtain slitless spectral imaging of a
sample of PNe with diameters >1', in the near-UV. We show the first
data from this program. The grism produces 2D images of the prominent UV
nebular emission lines, when such lines dominate the flux. Combined with
monochromatic images of diagnostic lines in the optical domain, such
data help detect and interpret ionization and shock fronts, especially
in faint nebular regions.