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2-D Radiation Transfer Model of Non-Spherically Symmetric Dust Shell in Proto-Planetary Nebulae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Kate Y. L. Su
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, USA
Kevin Volk
Affiliation:
Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Calgary, Canada
Sun Kwok
Affiliation:
Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Calgary, Canada

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Resent high-resolution optical imaging has directly revealed reflection nebulosity around proto-planetary nebulae (PPNs), the transition objects between asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars and planetary nebulae (Sahai et al. 1998, Su et al. 1998, Ueta et al. 2000, Su et al. 2001). The existence of bipolar nebulae observed in the PPN phase suggests the presence of asymmetry in the AGB circumstellar dust shell. In order to model these objects, a self-consistent radiation transfer model is necessary. As a first attempt, we construct an approximate two-dimensional dust radiative transfer model to simultaneously fit the spectral energy distribution (SED) and images of a centrally-heated dust envelope.

Type
Part III: Planetary Nebulae in the Scheme of Stellar Evolution
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2003 

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