pith. sign in

arxiv: 1601.04969 · v1 · pith:TNSPKBARnew · submitted 2016-01-19 · 🌌 astro-ph.SR · astro-ph.GA

The kinematics of the nebular shells around low mass progenitors of PNe with low metallicity

classification 🌌 astro-ph.SR astro-ph.GA
keywords kinematicsexpansionvelocitiesmetallicitycentralfindmassnebulae
0
0 comments X
read the original abstract

We analyze the internal kinematics of 26 Planetary Nebulae (PNe) with low metallicity that appear to derive from progenitor stars of the lowest masses, including the halo PN population. Based upon spatially-resolved, long-slit, echelle spectroscopy drawn from the San Pedro M\'artir Kinematic Catalogue of PNe (L\'opez et al. 2012), we characterize the kinematics of these PNe measuring their global expansion velocities based upon the largest sample used to date for this purpose. We find kinematics that follow the trends observed and predicted in other studies, but also find that most of the PNe studied here tend to have expansion velocities less than 20 km/s in all of the emission lines considered. The low expansion velocities that we observe in this sample of low metallicity planetary nebulae with low mass progenitors are most likely a consequence of a weak central star wind driving the kinematics of the nebular shell. This study complements previous results (Pereyra et al. 2013, and references therein) that link the expansion velocities of the PN shells with the characteristics of the central star.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.