Iron depletion in the hot bubbles in planetary nebulae

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2005-11-23

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0511681v1

Astrophys.J.639:185-193,2006

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

23 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1086/499218

We have searched for the emission from \fex and \fexiv that is expected from the gas emitting in diffuse X-rays in \bd, NGC 6543, NGC 7009, and NGC 7027. Neither line was detected in any object. Models that fit the X-ray spectra of these objects indicate that the \fex emission should be below our detection thresholds, but the predicted \fexiv emission exceeds our observed upper limits (one sigma) by factors of at least 3.5 to 12. The best explanation for the absence of \fexiv is that the X-ray plasma is depleted in iron. In principle, this result provides a clear chemical signature that may be used to determine the origin of the X-ray gas in either the nebular gas or the stellar wind. At present, though various lines of evidence appear to favour a nebular origin, the lack of atmospheric and nebular iron abundances in the objects studied here precludes a definitive conclusion.

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