X-ray observations of planetary nebulae since WORKPLANS I and beyond

DOI: 
10.3390/GALAXIES8010024
Publication date: 
02/06/2020
Main author: 
Guerrero M.A.
IAA authors: 
Guerrero, M.A.
Authors: 
Guerrero M.A.
Journal: 
Galaxies
Publication type: 
Article
Volume: 
8.0
Number: 
24
Abstract: 
Planetary nebulae (PNe) were expected to be filled with hot pressurized gas driving their expansion. ROSAT hinted at the presence of diffuse X-ray emission from these hot bubbles and detected the first sources of hard X-ray emission from their central stars, but it was not until the advent of Chandra and XMM-Newton that we became able to study in detail their occurrence and physical properties. Here I review the progress in the X-ray observations of PNe since the first WORKshop for PLAnetary Nebulae observationS (WORKPLANS) and present the perspective for future X-ray missions with particular emphasis on eROSITA. © 2020 by the author.
Database: 
SCOPUS
URL: 
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85084139617&doi=10.3390%2fGALAXIES8010024&partnerID=40&md5=48cdfaaa4ef89a1fdd21e85e4ba0b629
Keywords: 
Late stellar evolution; Planetary nebulae; Stellar winds; X-ray