Bibcode
Miller, Timothy R.; Henry, Richard B. C.; Balick, Bruce; Kwitter, Karen B.; Dufour, Reginald J.; Shaw, Richard A.; Corradi, R. L. M.
Referencia bibliográfica
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 482, Issue 1, p.278-292
Fecha de publicación:
1
2019
Número de citas
13
Número de citas referidas
10
Descripción
This paper represents the conclusion of a project that had two main
goals: (1) to investigate to what extent planetary nebulae (PNe) are
chemically homogeneous; and (2) to provide physical constraints on the
central star properties of each PN. We accomplished the first goal by
using HST/STIS spectra to measure the abundances of seven elements in
numerous spatial regions within each of six PN (IC 2165, IC 3568, NGC
2440, NGC 5315, NGC 5882, and NGC 7662). The second goal was achieved by
computing a photoionization model of each nebula, using our observed
emission line strengths as constraints. The major finding of our study
is that the nebular abundances of He, C, N, O, Ne, S, and Ar are
consistent with a chemically homogeneous picture for each PN.
Additionally, we found through experimenting with three different
density profiles (constant, Gaussian, and Gaussian with a power law)
that the determination of the central star's temperature and luminosity
is only slightly sensitive to the profile choice. Lastly, post-AGB
evolutionary model predictions of temperature and luminosity available
in the literature were plotted along with the values inferred from the
photoionization model analysis to yield initial and final mass estimates
of each central star.
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