Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 1994
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 271, NO. 4/DEC15, P. 993, 1994
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
63
Scientific paper
For planetary nebulae, the electron temperature derived from the tO iiij line ratio is usually higher than that obtained from the Balmer discontinuity. This discrepancy is generally explained in terms of temperature fluctuations. It is shown here that the [0 "ii line ratio could lead to a lower value of the temperature if high-density condensations are present in the gas. An analytical formalism is given for the correction factors for ionic abundances in the presence of such condensations. Illustrative clump filling factors are deduced for several planetary nebulae recently observed by Liu & Danziger. We discuss the effect of dense clumps on the ionic and chemical abundances, partly based on photoionization model calculations. Accurate observations of tO iii 7325!3727 A and [S iii 4070/6725 A line ratios provide a diagnostic of the presence of dense clumps. Key words: atomic processes - H ii regions - planetary nebulae: general.
Clegg Robin E. S.
Viegas M. M. S.
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