Ablation and wind mass-loading in the born-again planetary Nebula A 30

Martín A. Guerrero, You Hua Chu, Wolf Rainer Hamann, Lidia Oskinova, Detlef Schönberner, Helge Todt, Matthias Steffen, Nieves Ruiz, Robert A. Gruendl, William P. Blair

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Abstract

We present XMM-Newton and Chandra observations of the born-again planetary nebula A 30. These X-ray observations reveal a bright unresolved source at the position of the central star whose X-ray luminosity exceeds by far the model expectations for photospheric emission and for shocks within the stellar wind. We suggest that a "born-again hot bubble" may be responsible for this X-ray emission. Diffuse X-ray emission associated with the petal-like features and one of the H-poor knots seen in the optical is also found. The weakened emission of carbon lines in the spectrum of the diffuse emission can be interpreted as the dilution of stellar wind by mass-loading or as the detection of material ejected during a very late thermal pulse.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationPlanetary Nebulae
Subtitle of host publicationAn Eye to the Future
PublisherCambridge University Press
Pages378-379
Number of pages2
EditionS283
ISBN (Print)9781107019836
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
NumberS283
Volume7
ISSN (Print)1743-9213
ISSN (Electronic)1743-9221

Keywords

  • X-rays: ISM
  • planetary nebulae: individual (A 30)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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