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行星状星云NGC3242和NGC6369的丰度

Abundances of Planetary Nebulae NGC3242 and NGC6369

S. R. Pottasch, J. Bernard-Salas

摘要:

行星状星云NGC3242和NGC6369的光谱是利用斯皮策太空望远镜和红外太空天文台(ISO)在中红外波段进行的光谱测量重新分析的。目的是确定这些物体的化学成分。我们还利用国际紫外探测器(IUE)和地面光谱。这些椭圆形的PNe是有趣的,因为它们是经过充分研究的,附近的,明亮的物体,因此允许对这种类型的星云进行合理完整的比较。从中红外线,这是不敏感的电子温度,确定的丰度被用作确定的组合物,这被发现从早期的结果有所不同的基础。发现的丰度,特别是氦和氧的低值,表明中心恒星最初质量相当低。首次测定了NGC3242中磷的丰度。这两个星云的电子温度大致恒定,不像NGC6302和NGC2392那样有很强的温度梯度。最后将这些星云的元素丰度与太阳的元素丰度作了比较。Fe和P的丰度较低,这表明这些元素是星云尘埃的重要组成部分。

英文摘要:

The spectra of the planetary nebulae NGC3242 and NGC6369 are reanalysed using spectral measurements made in the mid-infrared with the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO). The aim is to determine the chemical composition of these objects. We also make use of International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) and ground based spectra. These elliptical PNe are interesting because they are well-studied, nearby, bright objects and therefore allow a reasonably complete comparison of this type of nebulae. Abundances determined from the mid-infrared lines, which are insensitive to electron temperature, are used as the basis for the determination of the composition, which are found to differ somewhat from earlier results. The abundances found, especially the low value of helium and oxygen, indicate that the central star was originally of rather low mass. The abundance of phosphorus has been determined for the first time in NGC3242. The electron temperature in both of these nebulae is roughly constant unlike NGC6302 and NGC2392 where a strong temperature gradient is found. The temperature of the central star is discussed for both nebulae. Finally a comparison of the element abundances in these nebulae with the solar abundance is made. The low abundance of Fe and P is noted and it is suggested that these elements are an important constituent of the nebular dust.

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