Hubble Space Telescope Images of Magellanic Cloud Planetary Nebulae

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2006-08-15

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0608300v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal, 65 pages, 26 figures, 6 tables. For a high resolution version of Figs 4

Scientific paper

10.1086/508469

We present images and slitless spectra which were obtained in HST surveys of Planetary Nebulae (PNe) in both the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, using the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph. These new data on 59 PNe (54 in the LMC and five in the SMC) permit us to determine the nebular dimensions and morphology in the monochromatic light of several emission lines: Halpha, [N II] lambda 6583 and [O III] lambda 5007, plus others of varying ionization, including [O I], He I, and [S II]. We describe the nebular morphology and related features in detail. This survey, when combined with similar data from our prior HST programs and other archived PN images, brings the total of nebulae imaged with HST to 114 in the LMC and 35 in the SMC. We describe various basic properties for the sample, including sizes, morphologies, densities, and completeness. Trends in [O III] lambda 5007 flux, surface brightness, and electron density with physical radius suggest that many nebulae, particularly those with bipolar morphology, may be optically thick even at large size. Bipolars also show the most extreme values of [N II]/Halpha flux ratios, which is a rough indicator N enrichment.

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