> in this proposal, more time is being requested for bhrivnak.swsppn01 > this proposal requests an upgrade from priority 3 for bhrivnak.swsppn01 the goal of this proposal is to determine the chemical properties of the dust shells of proto-planetary nebulae through a study of their short-wavelength infrared spectra. four sources comprise the original priority 2 proposal, and a few ppn have been observed by others on gto proposals. in this proposal, we request additional observations to obtain a representative sample of both oxygen and carbon-rich sources; in this way, we will be able to determine the general properties of the dust shells of these transitional objects. spectra in the wavelength interval 2.5 to 45 microns cover the regions which contain features in both oxygen-rich (9.7 microns and iso-discovered features at 20-45 microns) and carbon-rich (21 and 30 micron and pah features) objects. we propose to observe both types. they all have visible counterparts, and we have extensive supporting ground-based observations of each of these.
Instrument
PHT40 , SWS01
Temporal Coverage
1997-04-19T20:05:57Z/1998-02-26T19:45:19Z
Version
1.0
Mission Description
The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) was the world's first true orbiting infrared observatory. Equipped with four highly-sophisticated and versatile scientific instruments, it was launched by Ariane in November 1995 and provided astronomers world-wide with a facility of unprecedented sensitivity and capabilities for a detailed exploration of the Universe at infrared wavelengths.
European Space Agency, 1999, Spectroscopy Of Additional Visible Proto-Planetary Nebulae, 1.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-kfntxp4
