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2015ApJS..217...22O - Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 217, 22 (2015/April-0)

Chemical abundances and dust in the halo planetary nebula K648 in M15: its origin and evolution based on an analysis of multiwavelength data.

OTSUKA M., HYUNG S. and TAJITSU A.

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We report on an investigation of the extremely metal-poor and C-rich planetary nebula (PN) K648 in M15 using the UV to far-infrared data obtained using Subaru, the Hubble Space Telescope, the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer, Spitzer, and Herschel. We determined the nebular abundances of 10 elements. The enhancement of F ([F/H] = +0.96) is comparable to that of the halo PN BoBn1. The central stellar abundances of seven elements are determined. The stellar C/O ratio is similar to the nebular C/O ratios from recombination lines and from collisionally excited lines (CELs) within error, and the stellar Ne/O ratio is also close to the nebular CEL Ne/O ratio. We found evidence of carbonaceous dust grains and molecules including Class B 6-9 and 11.3 µm polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and the broad 11 µm feature. The profiles of these bands are similar to those of the C-rich halo PNe H4-1 and BoBn1. Based on the theoretical model, we determined the physical conditions of the gas and dust and their masses, i.e., 0.048 and 4.95x10–7 M, respectively. The observed chemical abundances and gas mass are in good agreement with an asymptotic giant branch nucleosynthesis model prediction for stars with an initial 1.25 M plus a 2.0x10–3 M partial mixing zone (PMZ) and stars with an initial mass of 1.5 M without a PMZ. The core mass of the central star is approximately 0.61-0.63 M. K648 is therefore likely to have evolved from a progenitor that experienced coalescence or tidal disruption during the early stages of evolution, and became a ∼1.25-1.5 M blue straggler.

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Journal keyword(s): dust, extinction - ISM: abundances - planetary nebulae: individual: K648 - stars: Population II

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