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Chemical Abundances from Planetary Nebulae in Elliptical Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

J.R. Walsh
J.R. Walsh*
Affiliation:
Space Telescope European Co-ordinating Facility European Southern Observatory Germany

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Currently over 2000 Planetary Nebulae (PN) have been detected in Local Group E and S0 galaxies by on/off band [O III]5007Å CCD photometry. PN can currently be detected out to Fornax and Virgo clusters.

The magnitude of the brightest PN in the nearest elliptical galaxy (NGC 205) is m5007 20.7 (Ciardullo et al, 1989); for NGC 5128 (Cen-A) it is 23.5 (Hui et al, 1993a) and ≥ 25.6 for Virgo ellipticals (Jacoby et al, 1990). Given the relation between m5007 and line flux:

m5007 = −2.5 log F5007 − 13.74

the typical Hβ fluxes are ≤1.5×10-16 ergs cm−2 s−1 for NGC 5128 PN and ≤ 2.5×10−17 for Virgo PN. Obtaining spectra of these faint emisison lines is clearly a challenge. The only PN spectra studied in Local Group galaxies are 1 PN in M32 (NGC 221) (Log F(H/β) = −14.9; Jenner et al, 1979) and recently 15 in NGC 205 (Jacoby et al, 1995). None of the spectra are of high quality and the Te diagnostic line [O III]4363Å was not detected. There is evidence of possible high N abundance in the M32 PN.

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II. Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 10: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XXIInd General Assembly of the IAU, 1994 , 1995 , pp. 483 - 485
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Copyright © Kluwer 1995

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