A planetary nebula with high oxygen abundance in the galactic bulge

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Abundance, Galactic Bulge, Line Spectra, Oxygen, Planetary Nebulae, Density Measurement, Heavy Elements, Interstellar Extinction, Stellar Spectra, Temperature Measurement

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Extensive photoelectric spectra of the planetary nebula H1-55 in the galactic bulge are obtained, and indicate that the object is overabundant in oxygen and nitrogen. Temperature and density are estimated, and chi-square tests are used to place confidence limits on the result. The logarithmic oxygen abundance is found to be 9.50, and the abundance of other heavy elements are also enhanced, such as N = 8.87, S = 7.4, and Ar = 7.4. Helium, sulfur, and argon abundances are affected by uncertainties in the corrections for unobserved ions, which remains consistent with the exceptionally low electron temperature of less than 5600 K. Results agree with the usual models of planetary nebula formation; and therefore, if H1-55 is formed like most planetary nebulae, there must be some very metal-rich stars in the galactic bulge.

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