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行星状星云中子俘获元素丰度的改进

Improved Neutron-Capture Element Abundances in Planetary Nebulae

N. C. Sterling, H. L. Dinerstein, S. Hwang, S. Redfield, A. Aguilar, M. C. Witthoeft, D. Esteves, A. L. D. Kilcoyne, M. Bautista, R. Phaneuf, R. C. Bilodeau, C.… 展开作者

N. C. Sterling, H. L. Dinerstein, S. Hwang, S. Redfield, A. Aguilar, M. C. Witthoeft, D. Esteves, A. L. D. Kilcoyne, M. Bautista, R. Phaneuf, R. C. Bilodeau, C. P. Ballance, B. McLaughlin, P. H. Norrington

摘要:

行星状星云(PNe)的光谱学提供了研究在渐近巨星分支(AGB)恒星中无法检测到的中子(n)捕获元素的s-过程富集的手段。然而,准确测定这些元素的丰度是一个挑战。对未观测到的离子的校正可能很大且不确定,因为在许多PNe中,仅检测到给定n-捕获元素的一个离子。此外,控制这些物质的电离平衡的原子数据没有很好地确定,抑制了精确电离校正的推导。我们提出了解决这些挑战的方案的初步结果。利用~(20)PNe的深高分辨光谱技术,对Se、Br、Kr、Rb、Sr 2+等反式铁物种的发射谱线进行了探测。光谱区域提供了对这些元素的多个离子的访问,这降低了电离校正中的不确定性的幅度和重要性。此外,实验和理论的努力提供的光电离截面和复合速率系数的Se,Kr,和x2离子的测定。这些新的原子数据将使我们有可能对这些元素进行强有力的电离校正。总之,我们的观测和原子数据结果将使n-捕获元素丰度在电离星云中以前所未有的准确度被确定。

英文摘要:

Spectroscopy of planetary nebulae (PNe) provides the means to investigate s-process enrichments of neutron(n)-capture elements that cannot be detected in asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars. However, accurate abundance determinations of these elements present a challenge. Corrections for unobserved ions can be large and uncertain, since in many PNe only one ion of a given n-capture element has been detected. Furthermore, the atomic data governing the ionization balance of these species are not well-determined, inhibiting the derivation of accurate ionization corrections. We present initial results of a program that addresses these challenges. Deep high resolution optical spectroscopy of ~20 PNe has been performed to detect emission lines from trans-iron species including Se, Br, Kr, Rb, and Xe. The optical spectral region provides access to multiple ions of these elements, which reduces the magnitude and importance of uncertainties in the ionization corrections. In addition, experimental and theoretical efforts are providing determinations of the photoionization cross-sections and recombination rate coefficients of Se, Kr, and Xe ions. These new atomic data will make it possible to derive robust ionization corrections for these elements. Together, our observational and atomic data results will enable n-capture element abundances to be determined with unprecedented accuracy in ionized nebulae.

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