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Carbon Abundances in the Small Magellanic Cloud Planetary Nebulae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 December 2006

Ting-Hui Lee ,
L. Stanghellini ,
R. A. Shaw ,
B. Balick  and
E. Villaver
Ting-Hui Lee
Affiliation:
National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 950 North Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
L. Stanghellini
Affiliation:
National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 950 North Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
R. A. Shaw
Affiliation:
National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 950 North Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
B. Balick
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
E. Villaver
Affiliation:
Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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Abstract

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As an ongoing study of Magellanic Cloud PNe we have obtained UV spectra of 9 PNe in the SMC to measure their carbon abundances. The spectra were acquired with ACS HRC/PR200L and SBC/PR130L. The ACS prisms give a reasonable resolution in the range of 1200–2500 Å to detect C IV, C III], and C II] nebular emission, essential for chemical studies of PNe. The carbon abundances of SMC PNe, together with those of the LMC previously determined with STIS spectroscopy, will allow a comparative study of nebular enrichment and provide a basis for comparison with stellar evolution models at various metallicities.

Keywords

planetary nebulae: generalabundancesMagellanic Clouds
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Symposium S234: Planetary Nebulae in our Galaxy and Beyond , April 2006 , pp. 447 - 448
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© 2006 International Astronomical Union