Determination of Planetary Nebulae angular diameters from radio continuum Spectral Energy Distribution modeling
Abstract
Powerful new, high resolution, high sensitivity, multi-frequency, wide-field radio surveys such as the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) Evolutionary Map of the Universe (EMU) are emerging. They will offer fresh opportunities to undertake new determinations of useful parameters for various kinds of extended astrophysical phenomena. Here, we consider specific application to angular size determinations of Planetary Nebulae (PNe) via a new radio continuum Spectral Energy Distribution (SED) fitting technique. We show that robust determinations of angular size can be obtained, comparable to the best optical and radio observations but with the potential for consistent application across the population. This includes unresolved and/or heavily obscured PNe that are extremely faint or even non-detectable in the optical.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2103.00004,
title = {Determination of Planetary Nebulae angular diameters from radio continuum Spectral Energy Distribution modeling},
author = {I. S. Bojicic and M. D. Filipovic and D. Urosevic and Q. A. Parker and T. Galvin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.00004},
year = {2021}
}
Comments
accepted for publication in MNRAS