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Molecular Hydrogen Fluorescence in IC 63This grant has supported the acquisition, reduction and analysis of data targeting the structure and excitation of molecular hydrogen in the reflection nebula IC 63 and in particular the fluorescent emission seen in the UV. In addition to manpower for analyzing the FUSE data, the grant supported the (attempted) acquisition of supporting ground-based data. We proposed for and received observing time for two sets of ground based, data; narrow band imaging ([S II], [O III) at KPNO (July 2002; Observer: Burgh) and imaging spectro-photometry of several of the near-infrared rotation-vibration lines of H2 at the IRTF (October 2003; Observer: Andersson). Unfortunately, both of these runs were failures, primarily because of bad weather, and did not result in any useful data. We combined the FUSE observations with rocket borne observations of the star responsible for exciting the H2 fluorescence in IC 63: gamma Cas, and with archival HUT observations of IC 63, covering the long-wavelength part of the molecular hydrogen fluorescence.
Document ID
20050169776
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Contractor or Grantee Report
Authors
Andersson, B-G
(Johns Hopkins Univ. Baltimore, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2005
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-10380
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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