Integral field spectroscopy of the planetary nebula NGC 3242 and the puzzling nature of its low ionization structures

L. Konstantinou, S. Akras, J. Garcia-Rojas +7

The physico-chemical properties of the planetary nebula (PN) NGC 3242 are investigated in both 1D and 2D, using Integral Field Unit (IFU) data. This PN has a complex morphology wit…