2006A&A...450..159K -
Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 450, 159-166 (2006/4-4)
Chemical abundances in seven galactic planetary nebulae.
KRABBE A.C. and COPETTI M.V.F.
Abstract (from CDS):
An observational study of chemical abundances in the galactic planetary nebulae
NGC1535,
NGC2438,
NGC2440,
NGC3132,
NGC3242,
NGC6302, and
NGC7009 based on long-slit spectra of high signal-to-noise ratio in the 3100 to 6900 Å range is presented. We determined the N, O, Ne, S, and Cl abundances from collisionally excited lines and the He and O
++ abundances from recombination lines. The O
++/H
+ estimates derived from recombination lines are about a factor of four and two higher than those derived from forbidden lines for
NGC7009 and
NGC3242, respectively. Spatial profiles of O
++/H
+ abundance from Oii permitted lines and from [OIII] forbidden lines were obtained for the planetary nebula
NGC7009. The differences between O
++/H
+ derived from recombination and from forbidden lines present smooth variations along the nebular surface of
NGC7009, with the differences decreasing from the center to the edges of the nebula. If these abundance differences are explained by the presence of electron temperature fluctuations, quantified by the parameter t
2, a value of about t
2=0.09 is required for
NGC3242 and
NGC7009.
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Journal keyword(s):
ISM: planetary nebula: general - ISM: abundances
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