dc.contributor.author |
Mallik, D. C. V |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2009-10-16T11:07:37Z |
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dc.date.available |
2009-10-16T11:07:37Z |
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dc.date.issued |
1985 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Astrophysical Letters, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 173 - 182 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0004-6388 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2248/4866 |
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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. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Gordon and Breach Science Publishers |
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dc.relation.uri |
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1985ApL....24..173M |
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dc.rights |
© Gordon and Breach Science Publishers |
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dc.subject |
Planetary Nebulae |
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dc.subject |
Stellar Evolution |
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dc.subject |
Stellar Mass |
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dc.subject |
Main Sequence Stars |
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dc.subject |
Mass Ratios |
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dc.title |
On the consequences of a new initial-final mass relation for low and intermediate mass stars and the birthrate of planetary nebulae |
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dc.type |
Article |
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