H91α Radio Recombination Line and 3.5 cm Continuum Observations of the Planetary Nebula NGC 3242

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Luis F. Rodríguez
Yolanda Gómez
J. Alberto López
Ma. Teresa García-Díaz
David M. Clark

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We present high sensitivity H91 and 3.5 cm radio continuum observations toward the planetary nebula NGC 3242. The electron temperature determined assuming local thermodynamic equilibrium is consistent within ~10% with that derived from optical lines and the Balmer discontinuity. The line emission and the continuum emission have a very similar spatial distribution, suggesting that at this wavelength there is no other continuum process present in a signicant manner. In particular, we conclude that emission from spinning dust is not important at this wavelength. In this radio recombination line the nebula presents a radial velocity structure consistent with that obtained from observations of optical lines.

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Rodríguez, L. F., Gómez, Y., Alberto López, J., García-Díaz, M. T., & Clark, D. M. (2016). H91α Radio Recombination Line and 3.5 cm Continuum Observations of the Planetary Nebula NGC 3242. Revista Mexicana De Astronomía Y Astrofísica, 46(1). Retrieved from https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/revmexaa/article/view/23600