3 papers
astro-ph.GA2025
Low-ionization structures in planetary nebulae -- IV. The molecular hydrogen counterpart
M. B. Mari, S. Akras, D. R. Gonçalves
Context. Low-ionization structures (LISs), found in all morphological types of planetary nebulae (PNe), are small-scale features prominent in emission from low-ionization species s…
astro-ph.GA2025
Dissecting NGC 3132: Tracing the mass-loss history of the southern ring planetary nebula
K. Bouvis, S. Akras, H. Monteiro +7
Central to our understanding of stellar evolution and its impact on processes in our Galaxy and across the Universe is the study of mass loss. While the general framework is well e…
astro-ph.SR2025
Nickel- and iron-rich clumps in planetary nebulae: New discoveries and emission-line diagnostics
K. Bouvis, S. Akras, H. Monteiro +7
Integral field spectroscopy (IFS) offers a distinct advantage for studying extended sources by enabling spatially resolved emission maps for several emission lines without the need…