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The curious conundrum regarding sulfur and oxygen abundances in planetary nebulae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2012

Richard B. C. Henry ,
Angela Speck ,
Amanda I. Karakas  and
Gary J. Ferland
Richard B. C. Henry
Affiliation:
University of Oklahoma, email: henry@nhn.ou.edu
Angela Speck
Affiliation:
University of Missouri, email: speckan@missouri.edu
Amanda I. Karakas
Affiliation:
Mount Stromlo Observatory, email: akarakas@mso.anu.edu.au
Gary J. Ferland
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky, email: gjferland@gmail.com
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Abstract

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We carefully consider numerous explanations for the sulfur abundance anomaly in planetary nebulae. No one rationale appears to be satisfactory, and we suggest that the ultimate explanation is likely to be a heretofore unidentified feature of the nebular gas which significantly impacts the sulfur ionization correction factor.

Keywords

planetary nebulaeabundancesAGB and post-AGB stars
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 7 , Symposium S283: Planetary Nebulae: An Eye to the Future , July 2011 , pp. 384 - 385
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2012

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