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Spectral analyses of [WCL]-type central stars

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Abstract

The optical spectra of the seven late-type Wolf-Rayet central stars NGC-40 (PNG 120.0+09.8, subtype [WC8]), He 2-99 (PNG 309.0−04.2, [WC9]), BD+30°3639 (PN G 064.7+05.0, [WC9]), CPD-56°8032 (PNG 332.9−09.9, [WC11]), He2-113 (PNG 321.0+03.9, [WC11]), M4-18 (PNG 146.7+07.6, [WC11]) and K2-16 (PNG 352.9+11.4, [WC11]) are analyzed by means of spherically expanding model atmospheres. The NLTE simulations account for the elements hydrogen, helium, carbon and oxygen. As main results effective temperature, element abundances and final velocity of the wind are determined for each star. Assuming distances or luminosities for the objects, also the stellar radii and the mass-loss rates can be fixed. The results of these analyses establish empirical constraints for the evolutionary status of WC-type central stars as post-AGB objects and provide input for modeling their planetary nebulae.

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  1. Uwe Leuenhagen

    Present address: I. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Köln, Zülpicher Str. 77, D-50937, Köln, Germany

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Leuenhagen, U. Spectral analyses of [WCL]-type central stars. Astrophys Space Sci 238, 75–78 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00645496

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