On expansion parallax distances for planetary nebulae

Details On expansion parallax distances for planetary nebulae On expansion parallax distances for planetary nebulae

2003-12-04

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0312140v1

Astron.Astrophys. 416 (2004) 623-629

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

7 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in A&A

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20034485

The distances to individual wind-driven bubbles such as Planetary Nebulae (PNe) can be determined using expansion parallaxes: the angular expansion velocity in the sky is compared to the radial velocity of gas measured spectroscopically. Since the one is a pattern velocity, and the other a matter velocity, these are not necessarily the same. Using the jump conditions for both shocks and ionization fronts, I show that for typical PNe the pattern velocity is 20 to 30% larger than the material velocity, and the derived distances are therefore typically 20 to 30% too low. I present some corrected distances and suggest approaches to be used when deriving distances using expansion parallaxes

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