Shock modelling of Planetary Nebulae

Cuesta, L.; Phillips, J. P.; Mampaso, A.
Bibliographical reference

Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 216, no. 1-2, p. 25-29

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1994
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3
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3
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0
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Description
The kinematics of Planetary Nebulae are analyzed in terms of the solutions to the equations of hydrodynamic equilibrium developed by J. Canto. We apply our analysis to the Planetary Nebulae NGC 6905 and NGC 6537. A detailed spectroscopic study of these objects reveals the existence of high nuclear velocities, together with complex kinematic structures and unusual emission line intensities. Shock ionization clearly plays a key role in these nebulae. Remarkably good agreement is obtained when comparing the synthetic maps and spectra resulting from the shock solutions with the observational data.