Planetary Nebulae Detected in the Spitzer Space Telescope GLIMPSE II Legacy Survey

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2009-10-30

arxiv.org/abs/0910.5803v1

2009, ApJ, 706, 252-305

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

48 pages, 53 figures (Figures 2-43 are available on the ApJ website or on request from the authors), accepted for publication

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We report the result of a search for the infrared counterparts of 37 planetary nebulae (PNs) and PN candidates in the Spitzer Galactic Legacy Infrared Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire II (GLIMPSE II) survey. The photometry and images of these PNs at 3.6, 4.5, 5.8, 8.0, and 24mum, taken through the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) and the Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS), are presented. Most of these nebulae are very red and compact in the IRAC bands, and are found to be bright and extended in the 24mum band. The infrared morphology of these objects are compared with Ha images of the Macquarie-AAO-Strasbourg (MASH) and MASH II PNs. The implications for morphological difference in different wavelengths are discussed. The IRAC data allow us to differentiate between PNs and HII regions and be able to reject non-PNs from the optical catalogue (e.g., PNG 352.1-00.0). Spectral energy distributions (SEDs) are constructed by combing the IRAC and MIPS data with existing near-, mid-, and far-IR photometry measurements. The anomalous colors of some objects allow us to infer the presence of aromatic emission bands. These multi-wavelength data provide useful insights into the nature of different nebular components contributing to the infrared emission of PNs.

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