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行星状星云的电离修正因子:I-利用光谱

Ionization Correction Factors for Planetary Nebulae: I- Using optical spectra

Gloria Delgado-Inglada, Christophe Morisset, Grażyna Stasińska

摘要:

我们计算了一个大的网格的光电离模型,涵盖了广泛的物理参数,并代表了大多数观察到的PNe。利用此网格,我们导出了He,O,N,Ne,S,Ar,Cl和C的电离校正因子(ICFs)的新公式。还提供了估计我们的ICF所产生的不确定性的分析表达式。这应该是有用的,因为在估计元素丰度的误差条时通常不考虑这些不确定性。我们的ICF是有效的各种假设,如输入金属丰度,电离源的光谱能量分布,气体分布,或尘埃颗粒的存在。此外,ICF对于大口径观测和星云中心区的双光束观测都是足够的。我们测试我们的ICF上观察到的PNe,尽可能在电离,中心恒星温度和金属丰度的大样本,通过检查,Ne/O,S/O,Ar/O和Cl/O的比例没有显示出与电离度的趋势。我们的ICF导致显着的差异,在推导出的丰度比与以前的测定相比,特别是对于N/O,Ne/O,和Ar/O。

英文摘要:

We compute a large grid of photoionization models that covers a wide range of physical parameters and is representative of most of the observed PNe. Using this grid, we derive new formulae for the ionization correction factors (ICFs) of He, O, N, Ne, S, Ar, Cl, and C. Analytical expressions to estimate the uncertainties arising from our ICFs are also provided. This should be useful since these uncertainties are usually not considered when estimating the error bars in element abundances. Our ICFs are valid over a variety of assumptions such as the input metallicities, the spectral energy distribution of the ionizing source, the gas distribution, or the presence of dust grains. Besides, the ICFs are adequate both for large aperture observations and for pencil-beam observations in the central zones of the nebulae. We test our ICFs on a large sample of observed PNe that extends as far as possible in ionization, central star temperature, and metallicity, by checking that the Ne/O, S/O, Ar/O, and Cl/O ratios show no trend with the degree of ionization. Our ICFs lead to significant differences in the derived abundance ratios as compared with previous determinations, especially for N/O, Ne/O, and Ar/O.

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