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JWST observations of the planetary nebula NGC 6302 IV: PAH spectral characteristics, formation and evolution
Nicholas Clark, Els Peeters, Jan Cami +29
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and carbonaceous dust have been observed in Oxygen-rich planetary nebulae (PNe), yet their formation and evolution in these environments is…
The JWST Proto-PAH project: Aromatic backbones with extensive aliphatic substitution account for both the aromatic and aliphatic emission
N. Clark, E. Peeters, J. Cami +18
We find that the aromatic and aliphatic emission bands in four carbon-rich post-asymptotic giant branch stars with class D emission arise from a single carrier population: extensiv…
The JWST Proto-PAH project. Computational modeling of the emission carriers
A. Ricca, G. C. Sloan, E. Peeters +8
The infrared spectra of many carbon-rich post-asymptotic giant branch stars are dominated by emission features from aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons, but the chemical structure…
The JWST Proto-PAH Project: Detection of the methyl radical CH in the highly evolved C-rich object SMP LMC 011
Jialu Li, D. A. García-Hernández, A. Manchado +17
We report the first detection of the neutral methyl radical CH in a highly evolved C-rich object, SMP LMC 011, using JWST MIRI/MRS. CH is well fitted by an excitation tempe…
Milky Way's warped disc traced by AGB stars
Tanya Kushwahaa, Mikako Matsuura, Jason A. S. Hunt +3
While the presence of the Galactic warp has long been established from observations of \HI\, gas, the \textit{Gaia} measurements of over 1 billion stars with parallaxes have enable…
Detection of CO ice in the planetary nebula NGC 6302
Charmi Bhatt, Simon W. Cao, Jan Cami +20
Using JWST/MIRI observations, we report the detection of CO ice in the dusty torus of the planetary nebula NGC 6302, an environment generally considered hostile to fragile mole…
Detection of CH3+ in the O-rich planetary nebula NGC 6302
Charmi Bhatt, Jan Cami, Els Peeters +33
Planetary nebulae are sites where ejected stellar material evolves into complex molecules, but the precise physical conditions and chemical routes that govern these processes are u…
JWST/NIRCam imaging of the Bipolar Planetary Nebula NGC 6537: the (Infra)red Spider, Revealed
Joel Kastner, Paula Moraga Baez, Bruce Balick +5
We present James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) near-infrared (NIRCam) Br, H, [Fe II], and PAH imaging of the molecule-rich, high-excitation bipolar planetary nebula (PN) NGC 6…
The PRIMA promise of deciphering interstellar dust evolution with observations of the nearby Universe
Frédéric Galliano, Maarten Baes, Léo Belloir +25
This paper develops a few science cases, using the PRIMA far-IR probe, aimed at achieving several breakthroughs in our understanding of the dust properties and their evolution. We…
The JWST/MIRI view of the planetary nebula NGC 6302 I.: a UV irradiated torus and a hot bubble triggering PAH formation
Mikako Matsuura, Kevin Volk, Patrick Kavanagh +34
NGC 6302 is a spectacular bipolar planetary nebula (PN) whose spectrum exhibits fast outflows and highly ionized emission lines, indicating the presence of a very hot central star…
The ALMA detection of CO rotational line emission in AGB stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud
M. A. T. Groenewegen, W. H. T. Vlemmings, P. Marigo +21
Context: Low- and intermediate-mass stars lose most of their stellar mass at the end of their lives on the asymptotic giant branch (AGB). Determining gas and dust mass-loss rates (…
Spitzer Infrared Spectrographic point source classification in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Paul M. E. Ruffle, F. Kemper, O. C. Jones +16
The Magellanic clouds are uniquely placed to study the stellar contribution to dust emission. Individual stars can be resolved in these systems even in the mid-infrared, and they a…
Carbon-rich dust past the asymptotic giant branch: aliphatics, aromatics, and fullerenes in the Magellanic Clouds
G. C. Sloan, E. Lagadec, A. A. Zijlstra +10
Infrared spectra of carbon-rich objects which have evolved off the asymptotic giant branch reveal a range of dust properties, including fullerenes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons…
The Spitzer Spectroscopic Survey of S-type Stars
K. Smolders, P. Neyskens, J. A. D. L. Blommaert +28
S-type AGB stars are thought to be in the transitional phase between M-type and C-type AGB stars. Because of their peculiar chemical composition, one may expect a strong influence…
Herschel observations of PNe in the MESS key program
P. A. M. van Hoof, M. J. Barlow, G. C. Van de Steene +10
In this paper we give a progress report on the Herschel imaging and spectroscopic observations of planetary nebulae that are carried out as part of the MESS guaranteed time key pro…
A Herschel study of Planetary Nebulae
G. C. Van de Steene, K. M. Exter, P. A. M. van Hoof +5
We present Herschel PACS and SPIRE images of the dust shells around the planetary nebulae NGC 650, NGC 6853, and NGC 6720, as well as images showing the dust temperature in their s…
SAGE-Spectroscopy: The life-cycle of dust and gas in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Data delivery document v3.0
Paul M. Woods, G. C. Sloan, Karl D. Gordon +3
The SAGE-Spectroscopy Spitzer legacy program (SAGE-Spec; PI: F. Kemper, PID: 40159; Kemper et al. 2010) is the IRS spectroscopic follow-up to the successful SAGE-LMC legacy program…
Spitzer Spectroscopy of Mass Loss and Dust Production by Evolved Stars in Globular Clusters
G. C. Sloan, N. Matsunaga, M. Matsuura +7
We have observed a sample of 35 long-period variables and four Cepheid variables in the vicinity of 23 Galactic globular clusters using the Infrared Spectrograph on the Spitzer Spa…
Clouds, filaments and protostars: the Herschel Hi-GAL Milky Way
S. Molinari, B. Swinyard, J. Bally +121
We present the first results from the science demonstration phase for the Hi-GAL survey, the Herschel key-project that will map the inner Galactic Plane of the Milky Way in 5 bands…
Unusual Dust Emission from Planetary Nebulae in the Magellanic Clouds
J. Bernard-Salas, E. Peeters, G. C. Sloan +5
We present a Spitzer Space Telescope spectroscopic study of a sample of 25 planetary nebulae in the Magellanic Clouds. The low-resolution modules are used to analyze the dust featu…
ESO-VLT and Spitzer spectroscopy of IRAS05328-6827: a massive young stellar object in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Jacco Th. van Loon, J. M. Oliveira, P. R. Wood +10
We present the first thermal-infrared spectra of an extra-galactic Young Stellar Object (YSO), IRAS05328-6827 in the HII region LHA 120-N148 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The obse…
PAHs and crystalline silicates in the post-AGB star IRAS 16279-4757
M. Matsuura, A. A. Zijlstra, F. J. Molster +7
IRAS 16279-4757 belongs to a group of post-AGB stars showing both PAH bands and crystalline silicates. We present mid-infrared images, that resolve the object for the first time. T…
The light curve of the semiregular variable L2 Puppis: I. A recent dimming event from dust
T. R. Bedding, A. A. Zijlstra, A. Jones +5
The nearby Mira-like variable L2 Pup is shown to be undergoing an unprecedented dimming episode. The stability of the period rules out intrinsic changes to the star, leaving dust f…
The extended atmosphere and evolution of the RV Tau star R Scuti
M. Matsuura, I. Yamamura, A. A. Zijlstra +1
We analyze ISO/SWS spectra of the RV Tau star R Scuti. The infrared spectra are dominated by H2O emission bands. The near- and mid-infrared excess is attributed to H2O; the dust co…