VLA Observations of H I in the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293)

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2002-04-04

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0204088v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

19 pages, 9 figures

Scientific paper

10.1086/340800

We report the detection of 21-cm line emission from H I in the planetary nebula NGC 7293 (the Helix). The observations, made with the Very Large Array, show the presence of a ring of atomic hydrogen that is associated with the outer portion of the ionized nebula. This ring is most probably gas ejected in the AGB phase that has been subsequently photodissociated by radiation from the central star. The H I emission spreads over about 50 km/s in radial velocity. The mass in H I is approximately 0.07 solar masses, about three times larger than the mass in molecular hydrogen and comparable with the mass in ionized hydrogen.

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