Galactic kinematics of planetary nebulae with [WC] central star
Abstract
High resolution spectra are used to analyze the galactic kinematics and distribution of a sample of planetary nebulae with [WR] and 'wel' central star ([WR]PN and WLPN). The circular and peculiar velocities (Vpec) of the objects were derived. The results are: a) [WR]PNe are distributed mainly in the galactic disk and they are more concentrated in a thinner disk than WLPNe and normal PNe, which corresponds to a younger population; b) the sample was separated in Peimbert's types, and it is found that Type I PNe have Vpec <50 km s-1, indicating young objects. Most of the [WR]PNe are of Type II showing Vpec <60 km s-1, although a small percentage is of Type III, with larger Vpec showing that the Wolf-Rayet phenomenon in central stars can occur at any stellar mass and in old objects. None of our WLPNe is Type I. Thus, [WR]PNe and WLPNe are unrelated objects.
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@article{arxiv.1301.3657,
title = {Galactic kinematics of planetary nebulae with [WC] central star},
author = {Miriam Peña and Jackeline S. Rechy-García and Jorge García-Rojas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.3657},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
11 pages, 2 figures, 5 tables. Table 4 available in: ftp://ftp.iac.es/out/jogarcia/vel_rad/MP_Table4.pdf. Accepted for publication in Revista Mexicana de Astronom\'{i}a y Astrof\'{\i}sica