Weak emission line [WELS] central stars of planetary nebulae are [WC]-PG1159 stars

Details Weak emission line [WELS] central stars of planetary nebulae are [WC]-PG1159 stars Weak emission line [WELS] central stars of planetary nebulae are [WC]-PG1159 stars

Jan 1998

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998a%26a...329l...9p&link_type=abstract

Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.329, p.L9-L12 (1998)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Stars: Post-Agb, Stars: Carbon, Stars: Evolution, Ism: Planetary Nebulae, Stars: Emission-Line

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The characteristics of the spectra of weak emission line stars (WELS) are found to be very similar to that of [WC]-PG1159 and PG1159 objects. On the basis of the spectra we find 31 WELS central stars of planetary nebulae to be in fact [WC]-PG1159 stars. These stars mark the transition from the [WC] central stars of planetary nebulae to the PG1159 (pre-)white dwarfs. The evolutionary sequence appears to be [WC late ] - [WC early ] - WELS = [WC]-PG1159 - PG1159. The presence of nebulae and dust shells around these stars and also the significant percentage of [WC]-PG1159 stars among the [WC] central stars of PN indicates that late He-flash scenario may not be the principal mechanism for their post-AGB evolution towards the non-DA white dwarf stage. We found 4 hybrid central stars. They display a HeII/CIV 4650 - 4686 Angstroms trough very similar to that of PG1159 stars. However, their spectra show stellar Balmer lines indicating that they are relatively hydrogen-rich in contrast to the PG1159 stars. Based on observations obtained at the European Southern Observatory (ESO), La Silla, Chile

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