Spectroscopic survey of faint planetary-nebula nuclei III. A [WC] central star and two new PG1159 nuclei
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| author | Werner, Klaus Todt, Helge Bond, Howard E. Zeimann, Gregory R. |
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| contents | We present spectroscopy of three hydrogen-deficient central stars of faint planetary nebulae, with effective temperatures ($T_\mathrm{eff}$) in excess of 100,000 K. The nucleus of RaMul 2 is a Population II Wolf-Rayet star of spectral type [WC], and the central stars of Abell 25 and StDr 138 are two new members of the PG1159 class. Our spectral analyses reveal that their atmospheres have a similar chemical composition. They are dominated by helium and carbon, which was probably caused by a late helium-shell flash. Coincidentally, the three stars have similar masses of about $M=0.53\,M_\odot$ and, hence, form a post-AGB evolutionary sequence of an initially early-K type main-sequence star with $M=0.8\,M_\odot$. The central stars cover the period during which the luminosity fades from about $3000$ to $250\,L_\odot$ and the radius shrinks from about $0.15$ to $0.03\,R_\odot$. The concurrent increase of the surface gravity during this interval from $\log g$ = 5.8 to 7.2 causes the shutdown of the stellar wind from an initial mass-loss rate of $\log (\dot{M}/M_\odot\,$${\rm yr}^{-1}) = -6.4$, as measured for the [WC] star. Along the contraction phase, we observe an increase of $T_\mathrm{eff}$ from 112,000 K, marked by the [WC] star, to the maximum value of 140,000 K and a subsequent cooling to 130,000 K, marked by the two PG1159 stars. |
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| spellingShingle | Spectroscopic survey of faint planetary-nebula nuclei III. A [WC] central star and two new PG1159 nuclei Werner, Klaus Todt, Helge Bond, Howard E. Zeimann, Gregory R. Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Astrophysics of Galaxies We present spectroscopy of three hydrogen-deficient central stars of faint planetary nebulae, with effective temperatures ($T_\mathrm{eff}$) in excess of 100,000 K. The nucleus of RaMul 2 is a Population II Wolf-Rayet star of spectral type [WC], and the central stars of Abell 25 and StDr 138 are two new members of the PG1159 class. Our spectral analyses reveal that their atmospheres have a similar chemical composition. They are dominated by helium and carbon, which was probably caused by a late helium-shell flash. Coincidentally, the three stars have similar masses of about $M=0.53\,M_\odot$ and, hence, form a post-AGB evolutionary sequence of an initially early-K type main-sequence star with $M=0.8\,M_\odot$. The central stars cover the period during which the luminosity fades from about $3000$ to $250\,L_\odot$ and the radius shrinks from about $0.15$ to $0.03\,R_\odot$. The concurrent increase of the surface gravity during this interval from $\log g$ = 5.8 to 7.2 causes the shutdown of the stellar wind from an initial mass-loss rate of $\log (\dot{M}/M_\odot\,$${\rm yr}^{-1}) = -6.4$, as measured for the [WC] star. Along the contraction phase, we observe an increase of $T_\mathrm{eff}$ from 112,000 K, marked by the [WC] star, to the maximum value of 140,000 K and a subsequent cooling to 130,000 K, marked by the two PG1159 stars. |
| title | Spectroscopic survey of faint planetary-nebula nuclei III. A [WC] central star and two new PG1159 nuclei |
| topic | Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.18976 |