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Jet power in pre-planetary nebulae: Observations vs. theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2012

Patrick J. Huggins
Patrick J. Huggins*
Affiliation:
Physics Department, New York University, 4 Washington Place, New York NY 10003, USA email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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High velocity jets are among the most prominent features of a wide class of planetary nebulae, but their origins are not understood. Several different types of physical models have been suggested to power the jets, but there is no consensus or preferred scenario. We compare current theoretical ideas on jet formation with observations, using the best studied pre–planetary nebulae in millimeter CO, where the dynamical properties are best defined. In addition to the mass, velocity, momentum, and energy of the jets, the mass and energetics of the equatorial mass-loss that typically accompanies jet formation prove to be important diagnostics. Our integrated approach provides estimates for some key physical quantities – such as the binding energy of the envelope when the jets are launched – and allows testing of model features using correlations between parameters. Even with a relatively small sample of well-observed objects, we find that some specific scenarios for powering jets can be ruled out or rendered implausible, and others are promising at a quantitative level.

Keywords

Stars: AGB and post-AGBstars: windsoutflowsplanetary nebulae: general
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 7 , Symposium S283: Planetary Nebulae: An Eye to the Future , July 2011 , pp. 188 - 191
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2012

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