scholarly journals Chemical abundances and metallicity of Planetary Nebulae

1997 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
pp. 291-291
Author(s):  
C. Y. Zhang ◽  
S. Kwok
Keyword(s):  
Planetary Nebulae ◽  
Chemical Abundances ◽  
Core Mass ◽  
The Core ◽  
Theoretical Predictions

Confrontations of the dredge-up theory with observed patterns of chemical abundances of planetary nebulae (PNs) have been carried out by many authors (see, e.g., Kaler & Jacoby 1990, 1991; Stasińska & Tylenda 1990). Although these studies suggest that the observational abundance ratios of PNs can qualitatively be explained by the current dredge-up theory, scatters around the theoretical predictions in their diagrams are always large. This has led Ratag (1991) to conclude that there is no correlation at all between the nebular abundances and the core mass of CSPNs (see also Pottasch 1993).

scholarly journals Chemical Enrichment and Central Star Properties

1993 ◽  
Vol 155 ◽  
pp. 572-572
Author(s):  
C.Y. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Planetary Nebulae ◽  
Central Star ◽  
Agb Stars ◽  
Physical Processes ◽  
Chemical Abundances ◽  
Core Mass ◽  
Chemical Enrichment ◽  
The Core ◽  
Stellar Temperature ◽  
Independent Parameters

We have selected a sample of planetary nebulae, for which the core masses are determined using distance-independent parameters (Zhang and Kwok 1992). The chemical abundances of He, N, O, and C are taken from the literature for them. Relationships of the ratios of He/H, N/O, and C/O with various stellar parameters of planetary nebulae (PN), such as the core mass, the mass of the core plus the ionized nebular gas, the stellar age and temperature, are examined. It is found that the N/O increases with increasing mass, while the C/O first increases and then decreases with the core mass. No strong correlation seems to exist between the He/H and the core mass. A correlation of the N/O and He/H with the stellar temperature exists. The current dredge-up theory for the progenitor AGB stars cannot satisfactorily account for these patterns of chemical enrichment in PN. Furthermore, the correlations of the N/O and He/H with the stellar age and temperature indicate that besides the dredge-ups in the RG and AGB stages, physical processes that happen in the planetary nebula stage may also play a role in forming the observed patterns of chemical enrichment in the planetary nebulae.

scholarly journals Type I Planetary Nebulae

1983 ◽  
Vol 103 ◽  
pp. 233-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Peimbert ◽  
Silvia Torres-Peimbert
Keyword(s):  
Planetary Nebulae ◽  
Direct Consequence ◽  
Type I ◽  
Chemical Abundances ◽  
General Properties ◽  
Angular Momenta ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
Progenitor Stars

The general properties of PN of Type I are reviewed. A list of 29 PN of Type I is presented, most of them are bipolar. Their bipolar nature might be a direct consequence of the large masses and angular momenta of their progenitor stars. PN of Type I are He and N rich, their observed chemical abundances are compared with theoretical predictions. A group of Type I PN candidates is presented.

scholarly journals Luminosity functions of Planetary Nebulae

1997 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
pp. 413-413
Author(s):  
Marcelle Tremblay ◽  
Sun Kwok
Keyword(s):  
Mass Distribution ◽  
Planetary Nebula ◽  
Luminosity Function ◽  
Planetary Nebulae ◽  
Core Mass ◽  
The Core ◽  
Luminosity Functions

Planetary nebulae have recently been shown to be useful as standard candles (Ciardullo et al. 1989, ApJ, 339, 53; Jacoby 1989, ApJ, 339, 39). Distances to many galaxies have been determined by fitting a planetary nebula luminosity function (PNLF) to observations of the OIII 5007å line of PNe. Here, the effect of the core mass distribution on the determination of the luminosity function is investigated and a technique for interpolating between model evolutionary tracks is discussed.

scholarly journals Evolution and Mass Distribution of Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae

1983 ◽  
Vol 103 ◽  
pp. 359-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Schoenberner ◽  
V. Weidemann
Keyword(s):  
Mass Distribution ◽  
Theoretical Calculations ◽  
Planetary Nebulae ◽  
Birth Rates ◽  
Core Mass ◽  
The Core ◽  
Average Factor ◽  
Red Giant ◽  
Central Stars ◽  
Hr Diagram

Considerable progress has been made in our understanding of the evolution of the central stars of planetary nebulae (NPN) compared to the situation five years ago at the Ithaca Symposium where Shaviv (1978) and Paczynski (1978) reviewed the subject. Shaviv stressed the necessity to start theoretical calculations with realistic initial models but doubted - in view of the loops in the HR diagram made by flashing stars - if the Harman-Seaton sequence could be taken as a single evolutionary sequence. Paczynski pointed out how strongly the theoretical rate of evolution depends on the stellar mass - a result which had appeared in his earlier calculations (1971) - and expected the existence of more flashing NPN's of the FG Sagittae type among the luminous (L > 104 L⊙) central stars, for which the core mass luminosity relation (Mc > 0.7 M⊙) combined with the core mass interpulse time relation predicts fairly short (2.10 yrs) intervals between flashing events. Weidemann, however, at the Symposium and shortly thereafter (1977a) concluded in view of the lower effective temperature derived by Pottasch et al. (1978) and the observed narrow mass distribution of white dwarfs around a 0.6 Mo. combined with the theoretical predicted horizontal tracks from the red giant branch towards the NPN region at a luminosity given by the core mass luminosity relation that the high luminosity part (and also the “upturn”) of the Harman-Seaton sequence does not exist. He also proposed an increase in the distances by an average factor of 1.3 compared to the Seaton/Webster (Seaton, 1968) or Cahn/Kaler (1971) scale in order to bring the observed NPN on the 0.6 M⊙ track in the HR diagram and to lower the NPN birth rates to a value compatible with white dwarf birth rates.

scholarly journals Planetary Nebula Evolution Traced by Distance-Independent Parameters

1993 ◽  
Vol 155 ◽  
pp. 480-480
Author(s):  
C.Y. Zhang ◽  
S. Kwok
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Mass Distribution ◽  
Planetary Nebula ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Planetary Nebulae ◽  
Central Star ◽  
Evolution Model ◽  
The Core ◽  
Independent Parameters ◽  
Central Stars

Making use of the results from recent infrared and radio surveys of planetary nebulae, we have selected 431 nebulae to form a sample where a number of distance-independent parameters (e.g., Tb, Td, I60μm and IRE) can be constructed. In addition, we also made use of other distance-independent parameters ne and T∗ where recent measurements are available. We have investigated the relationships among these parameters in the context of a coupled evolution model of the nebula and the central star. We find that most of the observed data in fact lie within the area covered by the model tracks, therefore lending strong support to the correctness of the model. Most interestingly, we find that the evolutionary tracks for nebulae with central stars of different core masses can be separated in a Tb-T∗ plane. This implies that the core masses and ages of the central stars can be determined completely independent of distance assumptions. The core masses and ages have been obtained for 302 central stars with previously determined central-star temperatures. We find that the mass distribution of the central stars strongly peaks at 0.6 M⊙, with 66% of the sample having masses <0.64 MM⊙. The luminosities of the central stars are then derived from their positions in the HR diagram according to their core masses and central star temperatures. If this method of mass (and luminosity) determination turns out to be accurate, we can bypass the extremely unreliable estimates for distances, and will be able to derive other physical properties of planetary nebulae.

scholarly journals Formation of GW190521 from stellar evolution: the impact of the hydrogen-rich envelope, dredge-up and 12C(α, γ)16O rate on the pair-instability black hole mass gap

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guglielmo Costa ◽  
Alessandro Bressan ◽  
Michela Mapelli ◽  
Paola Marigo ◽  
Giuliano Iorio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stellar Evolution ◽  
Reaction Rate ◽  
Primary Component ◽  
Mass Reduction ◽  
Black Hole Mass ◽  
Core Mass ◽  
The Core ◽  
Mass Gap ◽  
M Stars ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Pair-instability (PI) is expected to open a gap in the mass spectrum of black holes (BHs) between ≈40 − 65 M⊙ and ≈120 M⊙. The existence of the mass gap is currently being challenged by the detection of GW190521, with a primary component mass of $85^{+21}_{-14}$ M⊙. Here, we investigate the main uncertainties on the PI mass gap: the 12C(α, γ)16O reaction rate and the H-rich envelope collapse. With the standard 12C(α, γ)16O rate, the lower edge of the mass gap can be 70 M⊙ if we allow for the collapse of the residual H-rich envelope at metallicity Z ≤ 0.0003. Adopting the uncertainties given by the starlib database, for models computed with the 12C(α, γ)16O rate −1 σ, we find that the PI mass gap ranges between ≈80 M⊙ and ≈150 M⊙. Stars with MZAMS &gt; 110 M⊙ may experience a deep dredge-up episode during the core helium-burning phase, that extracts matter from the core enriching the envelope. As a consequence of the He-core mass reduction, a star with MZAMS = 160 M⊙ may avoid the PI and produce a BH of 150 M⊙. In the −2 σ case, the PI mass gap ranges from 92 M⊙ to 110 M⊙. Finally, in models computed with 12C(α, γ)16O −3 σ, the mass gap is completely removed by the dredge-up effect. The onset of this dredge-up is particularly sensitive to the assumed model for convection and mixing. The combined effect of H-rich envelope collapse and low 12C(α, γ)16O rate can lead to the formation of BHs with masses consistent with the primary component of GW190521.

Theoretical Predictions of a New ∼14 kDa Core-Mass Thiolate-Protected Gold Nanoparticle: Au68(SR)36

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1248-1252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pu Wang ◽  
Xiangxiang Sun ◽  
Xia Liu ◽  
Lin Xiong ◽  
Zhongyun Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticle ◽  
Core Mass ◽  
Theoretical Predictions

scholarly journals Analysis of chemical abundances in planetary nebulae with [WC] central stars

2013 ◽  
Vol 558 ◽  
pp. A122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge García-Rojas ◽  
Miriam Peña ◽  
Christophe Morisset ◽  
Gloria Delgado-Inglada ◽  
Adal Mesa-Delgado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Planetary Nebulae ◽  
Chemical Abundances ◽  
Central Stars
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