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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Title:	On the consequences of a new initial-final mass relation for low and intermediate mass stars and the birthrate of planetary nebulae
Authors:	Mallik, D. C. V
Keywords:	Planetary Nebulae Stellar Evolution Stellar Mass Distance Main Sequence Stars Mass Ratios
Issue Date:	1985
Publisher:	Gordon Breach Science Publisher Ltd
Citation:	Astrophysical Letters and Communication, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 173 - 182
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.
Description:	Open Access
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/3924
ISSN:	0004-6388
Appears in Collections:	IIAP Publications

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