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ISO-SWS spectra of Planetary Nebulae with low-mass [WC] central stars: a mixed C- and O-rich dust chemistry
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 May 2016
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The timing of PNe formation around low-mass WC stars is unsettled with respect to pulsations early in the post-AGB phase, or later thermal pulses (e.g., Tylenda & Gorny 1997). The chemistry of the dust in the nebulae can be used to trace the mass-loss history. Using ISO-SWS spectroscopy, the PNe BD+30°3639 [WC9] and He2–113 [WC11] have been identified by Waters et al. (1998) to exhibit emission from C-rich dust (PAHs) in the surrounding envelopes at λ 15 μm, while O-abundant silicate features are present at longer wavelengths. Figure 1 shows the PAH features, which include additional WCPNe observations to extend the range of stellar spectral subtypes.
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- Part 3. Interaction of Wolf-Rayet stars and other hot massive stars with their environment: colliding winds and ring nebulae
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