Poster abstract details

Excitation conditions of the jets of the pPN CRL 618 as seen by the STIS (HST)
A. Riera, A.C. Raga, P. F. Velazquez, S.A.R. Haro-Corzo, P. Kajdic

Abstract

We present the results of the optical spectroscopic observations (both medium and low spectral resolution) of the lobes of the proto-Planetary Nebula CRL 618 obtained with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph on board of the {\it Hubble Space Telescope}. We have obtained de-reddened emission line ratios of several features which are reproduced by planar shocks moving through a dense medium ($\sim$ 10$^4$ cm$^{-3}$) with shock
velocities from 30 to 40 km s$^{-1}$.