The Density, Extinction, and Excitation Characteristics of NGC 6445

Details The Density, Extinction, and Excitation Characteristics of NGC 6445 The Density, Extinction, and Excitation Characteristics of NGC 6445

Feb 1999

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The Astronomical Journal, Volume 117, Issue 2, pp. 974-980.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Ism: Dust, Extinction, Ism: Kinematics And Dynamics, Planetary Nebulae: Individual (Ngc 6445)

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We have acquired [O III] lambda5007, H I lambdalambda6563 and 4861, and [S II] lambdalambda6717 and 6731 imaging of the bipolar outflow source NGC 6445. As a result, we find that density is preferentially enhanced within an interior optical/radio emission annulus and takes a maximum value ~1.1x10^3 cm^-3. Visual extinction appears also to be enhanced within this regime, taking values ~0.8 mag greater than for the enveloping shell, a result that is shown to imply ratios A_v/N(H_2) comparable to that of NGC 7027 and at least 4 times greater than for the interstellar medium. Finally, we investigate the variation of excitation through the projected nebular envelope. While the nucleus possesses excitation properties consistent with normal (radiatively excited) sources, it appears that line ratios toward the source periphery may indicate the presence of appreciable shock activity.

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