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Title: ORBITS OF NEARBY PLANETARY NEBULAE AND THEIR INTERACTION WITH THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM

Abstract

We present and analyze the orbits of eight nearby planetary nebulae (PNs) using two different Galactic models. The errors of the derived orbital parameters are determined with a Monte Carlo method. Based on the derived orbital parameters, we find that Sh 2-216, DeHt 5, NGC 7293, A21, and Ton 320 belong to the thin-disk population, and PG 1034 + 001 and A31 belong to the thick-disk population. PuWe 1 probably belongs to the thick-disk population, but its population classification is very uncertain due to the large errors of its derived orbital parameters. The PN-interstellar medium (ISM) interactions are observed for the eight PNs in our sample. The position angles of the proper motions of the PNs are consistent with the directions of the PN-ISM interaction regions. The kinematic ages of PNs are much smaller than the time for them to cross the Galactic plane. Using the models of Borkowski et al. and Soker et al., the PN-ISM interaction can be used to derive the local density of ISM in the vicinity of evolved PNs. According to the three-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations of Wareing et al. (WZO), Sh 2-216, A21, and Ton 320 are in the WZO 3 stage, PG 1034 +more » 001 and NGC 7293 are in the WZO 1 stage, and PuWe 1 is in the WZO 2 stage.« less

Authors:
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  1. Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20A Datun Road, Beijing 100012 (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21583196
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 141; Journal Issue: 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/141/3/104; Journal ID: ISSN 1538-3881
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; CLASSIFICATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; ORBITS; PLANETARY NEBULAE; PROPER MOTION; SIMULATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; WHITE DWARF STARS; CALCULATION METHODS; DWARF STARS; MOTION; NEBULAE; STARS

Citation Formats

Zhenyu, Wu, Jun, Ma, Xu, Zhou, and Du Cuihua, E-mail: zywu@nao.cas.cn. ORBITS OF NEARBY PLANETARY NEBULAE AND THEIR INTERACTION WITH THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM. United States: N. p., 2011. Web. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/141/3/104.
Zhenyu, Wu, Jun, Ma, Xu, Zhou, & Du Cuihua, E-mail: zywu@nao.cas.cn. ORBITS OF NEARBY PLANETARY NEBULAE AND THEIR INTERACTION WITH THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/141/3/104
Zhenyu, Wu, Jun, Ma, Xu, Zhou, and Du Cuihua, E-mail: zywu@nao.cas.cn. 2011. "ORBITS OF NEARBY PLANETARY NEBULAE AND THEIR INTERACTION WITH THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/141/3/104.
@article{osti_21583196,
title = {ORBITS OF NEARBY PLANETARY NEBULAE AND THEIR INTERACTION WITH THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM},
author = {Zhenyu, Wu and Jun, Ma and Xu, Zhou and Du Cuihua, E-mail: zywu@nao.cas.cn},
abstractNote = {We present and analyze the orbits of eight nearby planetary nebulae (PNs) using two different Galactic models. The errors of the derived orbital parameters are determined with a Monte Carlo method. Based on the derived orbital parameters, we find that Sh 2-216, DeHt 5, NGC 7293, A21, and Ton 320 belong to the thin-disk population, and PG 1034 + 001 and A31 belong to the thick-disk population. PuWe 1 probably belongs to the thick-disk population, but its population classification is very uncertain due to the large errors of its derived orbital parameters. The PN-interstellar medium (ISM) interactions are observed for the eight PNs in our sample. The position angles of the proper motions of the PNs are consistent with the directions of the PN-ISM interaction regions. The kinematic ages of PNs are much smaller than the time for them to cross the Galactic plane. Using the models of Borkowski et al. and Soker et al., the PN-ISM interaction can be used to derive the local density of ISM in the vicinity of evolved PNs. According to the three-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations of Wareing et al. (WZO), Sh 2-216, A21, and Ton 320 are in the WZO 3 stage, PG 1034 + 001 and NGC 7293 are in the WZO 1 stage, and PuWe 1 is in the WZO 2 stage.},
doi = {10.1088/0004-6256/141/3/104},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21583196}, journal = {Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online)},
issn = {1538-3881},
number = 3,
volume = 141,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011},
month = {Tue Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011}
}