Mapping NGC 7027 in New Light: CO+ and HCO+ Emission Reveal Its Photon- and X-Ray-dominated Regions

The young and well-studied planetary nebula (PN) NGC 7027 harbors significant molecular gas that is irradiated by luminous, pointlike UV (central star) and diffuse (shocked nebular) X-ray emission. This nebula represents an excellent subject to investigate the molecular chemistry and physical condit...

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Main Authors: Jesse Bublitz, Joel H. Kastner, Pierre Hily-Blant, Thierry Forveille, Miguel Santander-García, Javier Alcolea, Valentin Bujarrabal, David J. Wilner, Rodolfo Montez Jr., Isabel Aleman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2022-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aca405