Hα spectropolarimetry of RY Tauri and PX Vulpeculae
Aims: To detect line effects using spectropolarimetry in order to find evidence of rotating disks and their respective symmetry axes in T Tauri stars. Methods...
Hα spectropolarimetry of the B[e] supergiant GG Carinae
Aims. We study the geometry of the circumstellar environment of the B[e] supergiant star GG Car. Methods: We present observations acquired using the IAGPOL...
Imaging polarimetry of circumstellar environments. Science Results of ExPo
ExPo is an imaging polarimeter that has been built in Utrecht University. ExPo works in the visible, and it combines the dual-beam technique, together with very...
Infrared spectroscopy of fullerene C60/anthracene adducts
Recent Spitzer Space Telescope observations of several astrophysical environments such as planetary nebulae, reflection nebulae and R Coronae Borealis stars...
We present a study of 16 planetary nebulae (PNe) where fullerenes have been detected in their Spitzer Space Telescope spectra. This large sample of objects...
Investigating episodic mass loss in evolved massive stars: III. Spectroscopy of dusty massive stars in three northern galaxies
Mass loss in massive stars is crucial to understanding how these stars evolve and explode. Despite increasing evidence of its importance, episodic mass loss...
IRAS 17423-1755 (Hen 3-1475) Revisited: An O-rich High-mass Post-asymptotic Giant Branch Star
The high-resolution (R ~ 600) Spitzer/IRS spectrum of the bipolar protoplanetary nebula (PN) IRAS 17423-1755 is presented in order to clarify the dominant...
JWST observations of the Ring Nebula (NGC 6720) – II. PAH emission
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and carbonaceous dust have been observed in clumpy circumstellar environments, yet their formation and evolutionary...
JWST observations of the Ring Nebula (NGC 6720): I. Imaging of the rings, globules, and arcs
We present JWST images of the well-known planetary nebula NGC 6720 (the Ring Nebula), covering wavelengths from 1.6 to 25 $\, \mu$m. The bright shell is...