Bibcode
Mendez, R. H.; Kudritzki, R. P.; Herrero, A.
Referencia bibliográfica
Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 260, no. 1-2, p. 329-340.
Fecha de publicación:
7
1992
Número de citas
136
Número de citas referidas
117
Descripción
Results of an investigation of 23 planetary nebulae whose post-AGB
central stars have been previously analyzed using direct spectroscopic
non-LTE methods are presented. A comparison of spectroscopic effective
temperatures with Zanstra and Stoy temperatures shows that most PN in
the present sample are optically thin in the H-Ly continuum. A good
correlation is found between spectroscopic T(eff) and nebular excitation
class, for excitation classes not greater than 5. Corrected stellar
surface gravities are used to redetermine stellar masses, luminosities,
and distances, and bolometric corrections are calculated. A well-defined
relation is found between nebular excitation classes not greater than 5
and bolometric corrections. The present central star luminosities are
compared with those obtained under the assumption that the PN are
completely optically thick. It is shown that most PN in the present
sample are absorbing a rather small fraction of the central ionizing
radiation. This fraction decreases as the central star becomes hotter.