On the consequences of a new initial-final mass relation for low and intermediate mass stars and the birthrate of planetary nebulae

dc.contributor.author	Mallik, D. C. V
dc.date.accessioned	2008-10-15T10:20:37Z
dc.date.available	2008-10-15T10:20:37Z
dc.date.issued	1985
dc.identifier.citation	Astrophysical Letters and Communication, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 173 - 182	en
dc.identifier.issn	0004-6388
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/3924
dc.description	Open Access
dc.description.abstract	Recent work on the initial-final mass relation for low-and intermediate-mass stars and the mass distribution of the nuclei of planetary nebulae sets a lower limit on the initial mass of progenitors of PN which is substantially higher than 1 M_sun;. With such a lower limit the theoretical estimates of the deathrate of main-sequence stars would be consistent with the observed PN birthrate only if the distance scale due to Cudworth (1974) were used. A raised lower limit on the progenitor mass also helps explain the low mean distances of planetary nebulae from the galactic plane and the paucity of PN in Population II systems.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Gordon Breach Science Publisher Ltd	en
dc.subject	Planetary Nebulae	en
dc.subject	Stellar Evolution	en
dc.subject	Stellar Mass	en
dc.subject	Distance	en
dc.subject	Main Sequence Stars	en
dc.subject	Mass Ratios	en
dc.title	On the consequences of a new initial-final mass relation for low and intermediate mass stars and the birthrate of planetary nebulae	en
dc.type	Article	en