Adaptive optics high spectral resolution imaging of the planetary nebula IC 418

Physics – Optics

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Adaptive Optics, Spectral Resolution, Image Resolution, Planetary Nebulae, Telescopes, Spatial Resolution, Etalons, Bromine, Helium

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We report narrowband adaptive optics NIR imaging of the planetary nebula IC418. Our 25.6 x 25.6-arcsec images were recorded with the SHARP II+ camera at the ESO 3.6-m telescope, using the adaptive optics system ADONIS. The high spatial resolution was combined with the high spectral resolution provided by two Fabry-Perot etalons and a circular variable filter. Here we present images in the Br-gamma and He I emission lines at 2.1655 and 2.0581 microns, respectively, and discuss their astrophysical implications. Our results show that combining adaptive optics techniques with high spectral resolution opens a wide field of astrophysical studies.

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