Infrared properties of planetary nebulae with [WR] central stars.
Gorny S.K., Stasinska G, Szczerba R., Tylenda R.
2001, A&A 377, 1007
Abstract:
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We have gathered from the literature near and mid infrared (photometric and
spectroscopic) data for Galactic planetary nebulae, with special attention to
planetary nebulae surrounding Wolf-Rayet type central stars ([WR] PN). These
data have been analyzed to obtain insight into the dust-properties of [WR]
PN and their evolutionary status. We have found that a sizeable fraction of
[WR] PN seems to contain hot dust (1000 -- 2000 K), probably located in the
winds of the central stars. The mean dust temperature is shown to decrease
with decreasing [WC] spectral type. This is in line with suggestions that the
[WC] sequence is an evolutionary sequence from late to early types. [WR] PN
in different diagrams, when compared to those of non-[WR] PN, suggest
that [WR] PN form a homogeneous class of planetary nebulae. There is an
unusually large proportion of [WR] PN showing PAH features in their spectra.
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