Planetary Nebulae in the VISTA Magellanic Cloud (VMC) Survey
Abstract
The multi-epoch YJKs sub-arcsecond photometry of the VMC survey provides a long anticipated deep near-infrared (NIR) window into further understanding the stellar populations of the Magellanic Clouds. The first year of observations consisted of six tiles covering ~9% of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) survey region and contains 102 objects previously classified as planetary nebulae (PNe). A large proportion of the sample were found to be contaminated by non-PNe. These initial results underline the importance of establishing a clean catalogue of LMC PNe before they are applied in areas such as the planetary nebula luminosity function (PNLF) and searches for binary central stars. As the VMC survey progresses it will play a fundamental role in cleaning extant PN catalogues and a complementary role in the discovery of new PNe.
Keywords
Cite
@article{arxiv.1110.1829,
title = {Planetary Nebulae in the VISTA Magellanic Cloud (VMC) Survey},
author = {B. Miszalski and R. Napiwotzki and M. -R. L. Cioni and M. A. T. Groenewegen and J. M. Oliveira and A. Udalski and J. Nie},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.1829},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
To appear in IAU Symposium 283: Planetary Nebulae, an Eye to the Future. 2 pages, 1 figure