Challenges faced by current Galactic planetary nebula surveys
| Autor: | David J. Frew |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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education.field_of_study
Demographics Population FOS: Physical sciences Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics Planetary nebula Stars Geography Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Space and Planetary Science Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics education Stellar evolution Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics |
| Popis: | Determining the demographics of the Galactic planetary nebula (PN) population is an important goal to further our understanding of this intriguing phase of stellar evolution. The Galactic population has more than doubled in number over the last 15 years, particularly from narrowband \ha\ surveys along the plane. In this review I will summarise these results, with emphasis on the time interval since the last IAU Symposium. These primarily optical surveys are not without their limitations and new surveys for PNe in the infrared similarly face a number of challenges. I will discuss the need for multi-wavelength approaches to discovery and analysis. The desire to have accurate volume-limited samples of Galactic PNe at our disposal is emphasised, which will be impacted with new data from the Gaia satellite mission. We need robust surveys of PNe and their central stars, especially volume-limited surveys, in order to clarify and quantify their evolutionary pathways. 8 pages, 3 figures, Invited Review given at IAU Symposium 323, held in Beijing, China, October 2016 |
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