A study of the effect of ionization and illumination on morphologies of planetary nebulae

Yong Zhang, Sun Kwok, Chung Ming Ko

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Abstract

We carry out a modelling study of the effect of ionization and illumination on the morphologies of planetary nebulae (PNs), aiming to investigate the hypothesis of Kwok (2010) that the bipolar and multipolar lobes of PNs can be produced by leakage of UV photons into those directions. Using photoinization code, we construct a series of nebular models consisting of a dense envelope and cones of low density. The results show that the visible morphologies of PNs may be fundamentally different from their intrinsic structures.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPlanetary Nebulae
Subtitle of host publicationAn Eye to the Future
EditorsArturo Manchado, Letizia Stanghellini, Detlef Schonberner
Pages530-531
Number of pages2
EditionS283
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
NumberS283
Volume7
ISSN (Print)1743-9213
ISSN (Electronic)1743-9221

Keywords

  • circumstellar matter
  • planetary nebulae: general

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