Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-03-31
Publ.Astron.Soc.Pac.117:665,2005
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
26 pages with 7 figures. To be published in PASP. For full resolution images see http://physics.nyu.edu/~pjh1
Scientific paper
10.1086/430576
We draw attention to the extreme filamentary structures seen in high-resolution optical images of certain planetary nebulae. We determine the physical properties of the filaments in the nebulae IC 418, NGC 3132, and NGC 6537, and based on their large length-to-width ratios, longitudinal coherence, and morphology, we suggest that they may be signatures of the underlying magnetic field. The fields needed for the coherence of the filaments are probably consistent with those measured in the precursor circumstellar envelopes. The filaments suggest that magnetic fields in planetary nebulae may have a localized and thread-like geometry.
Huggins Patrick J.
Manley S. P.
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