Helge Tobias Todt, A. Y. Kniazev, V. V. Gvaramadze, Wolf-Rainer Hamann, D. Buckley, L. Crause, S. M. Crawford, A. A. S. Gulbis, C. Hettlage, E. Hooper, T. -O. Husser, P. Kotze, N. Loaring, K. H. Nordsieck, D. O'Donoghue, T. Pickering, S. Potter, E. Romero-Colmenero, P. Vaisanen, T. Williams, M. Wolf
- A considerable fraction of the central stars of planetary nebulae (CSPNe) are hydrogen-deficient. Almost all of these H-deficient central stars (CSs) display spectra with strong carbon and helium lines. Most of them exhibit emission-line spectra resembling those of massive WC stars. Therefore these stars are classed as CSPNe of spectral type [WC]. Recently, quantitative spectral analysis of two emission-line CSs, PB 8 and IC 4663, revealed that these stars do not belong to the [WC] class. Instead PB 8 has been classified as [WN/WC] type and IC 4663 as [WN] type. In this work we report the spectroscopic identification of another rare [WN] star, the CS of Abell 48. We performed a spectral analysis of Abell 48 with the Potsdam Wolf-Rayet (PoWR) models for expanding atmospheres. We find that the expanding atmosphere of Abell 48 is mainly composed of helium (85 per cent by mass), hydrogen (10 per cent) and nitrogen (5 per cent). The residual hydrogen and the enhanced nitrogen abundance make this object different from the other [WN] star ICA considerable fraction of the central stars of planetary nebulae (CSPNe) are hydrogen-deficient. Almost all of these H-deficient central stars (CSs) display spectra with strong carbon and helium lines. Most of them exhibit emission-line spectra resembling those of massive WC stars. Therefore these stars are classed as CSPNe of spectral type [WC]. Recently, quantitative spectral analysis of two emission-line CSs, PB 8 and IC 4663, revealed that these stars do not belong to the [WC] class. Instead PB 8 has been classified as [WN/WC] type and IC 4663 as [WN] type. In this work we report the spectroscopic identification of another rare [WN] star, the CS of Abell 48. We performed a spectral analysis of Abell 48 with the Potsdam Wolf-Rayet (PoWR) models for expanding atmospheres. We find that the expanding atmosphere of Abell 48 is mainly composed of helium (85 per cent by mass), hydrogen (10 per cent) and nitrogen (5 per cent). The residual hydrogen and the enhanced nitrogen abundance make this object different from the other [WN] star IC 4663. We discuss the possible origin of this atmospheric composition.…
MetadatenAuthor details: | Helge Tobias TodtORCiD, A. Y. Kniazev, V. V. Gvaramadze, Wolf-Rainer HamannORCiDGND, D. Buckley, L. Crause, S. M. Crawford, A. A. S. Gulbis, C. Hettlage, E. Hooper, T. -O. Husser, P. Kotze, N. Loaring, K. H. Nordsieck, D. O'Donoghue, T. Pickering, S. Potter, E. Romero-Colmenero, P. Vaisanen, T. Williams, M. Wolf |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt056 |
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ISSN: | 0035-8711 |
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ISSN: | 1365-2966 |
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Title of parent work (English): | Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
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Publisher: | Oxford Univ. Press |
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Place of publishing: | Oxford |
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Publication type: | Article |
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Language: | English |
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Year of first publication: | 2013 |
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Publication year: | 2013 |
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Release date: | 2017/03/26 |
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Tag: | planetary nebulae: general; planetary nebulae: individual: PN G029.0+00.4; stars: AGB and post-AGB; stars: Wolf-Rayet; stars: abundances; stars: mass-loss |
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Volume: | 430 |
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Issue: | 3 |
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Number of pages: | 11 |
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First page: | 2302 |
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Last Page: | 2312 |
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Funding institution: | National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa; Southern African
Large Telescope (SALT) [2010-1-RSA_OTH-001, 2011-3-RSA_OTH-002] |
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Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Physik und Astronomie |
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Peer review: | Referiert |
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