The evolution of planetary nebulae

2013/07/22 by R. Jacob, D. Schoenberner, D. Schönberner +1 · 57 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astrobiology #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Biology #Context (archaeology) #Demography #Optics #Paleontology #Physics #Planetary nebula #Population #Stars #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #Visibility #astro-ph.SR

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321532

published in Astronomy and Astrophysics 558, A78 (EDP Sciences) · 20 pages, 10 Figures; accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics / Note added in proof

openalex publication_date 2013/07/22 · arxiv created 2013/09/17 · arxiv updated 2015/06/16 · openalex created_date 2022/09/26 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context. The visibility time of planetary nebulae (PNe) in stellar systems is an essential quantity for estimating the size of a PN population in the context of general population studies. For instance, it enters directly into the PN death rate determination.

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