Identification of neon in FUSE and VLT spectra of extremely hot hydrogen-deficient (pre-) white dwarfs

Details Identification of neon in FUSE and VLT spectra of extremely hot hydrogen-deficient (pre-) white dwarfs Identification of neon in FUSE and VLT spectra of extremely hot hydrogen-deficient (pre-) white dwarfs

2004-07-16

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0407356v1

Astron.Astrophys. 427 (2004) 685-695

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

accepted for publication in A&A, 11 pages, 7 figures

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20041165

One of the strongest absorption lines observed in far-ultraviolet FUSE spectra of many PG1159 stars remained unidentified up to now. We show that this line, located at 973.3A, stems from NeVII. We also present new optical high-resolution spectra of PG1159 stars, obtained with the ESO VLT, which cover the NeVII 3644A line and a newly identified NeVII multiplet in the 3850-3910A region. We compare the observed neon lines with NLTE models and conclude a substantial neon overabundance in a number of objects. Although a detailed analysis is still to be performed in order to compare quantitatively the abundances with evolutionary theory predictions, this corroborates the idea that the PG1159 stars and their immediate progenitors, the [WC]-type nuclei of planetary nebulae, display intershell matter of their precursor AGB stars. Possibly as the consequence of a late He-shell flash, H-deficient and (s-processed) Fe-depleted matter, that is strongly enriched by 3-alpha-processed elements (C, O, Ne), is dredged up to the surface. Hence, a detailed study of the element abundance patterns in these peculiar stars gives the unique possibility to probe mixing and nucleosynthesis processes in the precursor AGB stars.

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