Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jul 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994uta..reptq....d&link_type=abstract
Final Technical Report, 1 Oct. 1985 - 30 Sep. 1993 Texas Univ., Austin, TX. Dept. of Astronomy.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Astronomical Spectroscopy, Emission Spectra, Far Infrared Radiation, Infrared Astronomy, Infrared Spectra, Infrared Spectroscopy, Line Spectra, Planetary Nebulae, Carbon, Cassiopeia A, Fine Structure, H Ii Regions, Neutral Gases, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Supernova Remnants
Scientific paper
The main focus of the overall project was to study the properties of planetary nebulae using far-infrared emission lines. The observations were conducted with the 'cooled grating spectrometer' or CGS, a moderate-resolution echelle spectrometer designed and built at the Ames Research Center. During the first few years of the program, the emphasis was on emission lines of doubly-ionized oxygen and nitrogen ((O III) 52 and 88 microns, (N III) 57 microns), which arise in the ionized regions of the nebulae. Starting around 1989, our emphasis shifted to observing fine-structure lines of neutral oxygen and singly-ionized carbon ((O I) 63 and 145 microns, (C II) 157 microns), which arise from predominantly neutral material outside the ionized regions. This program was typically assigned one or two observing flights per year. Because these studies required obtaining a substantial sample of objects in order to reach meaningful conclusions, publication of comprehensive papers summarizing all of the results is still pending. However, numerous interim reports based on the airborne results as well as on closely-related supporting observations have been published during the grant period. The bibliographic information for these reports is given in the publications section. An overall summary of the planetary nebula results was presented at the Airborne Astronomy Symposium (20th Anniversary of the KAO) on 8 July 1994; reprints will be provided when available. In parallel with the planetary nebula study, we also observed the (O III) and (N III) lines in several H II regions, and attempted (unsuccessfully) to detect these lines in several old nova remnants and the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A.
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