Bibcode
DOI
Manteiga, M.; Manchado, A.; García-Lario, P.; Pérez de los Heros, C.
Referencia bibliográfica
The Astronomical Journal, Volume 127, Issue 6, pp. 3437-3443.
Fecha de publicación:
6
2004
Número de citas
2
Número de citas referidas
2
Descripción
We confirm the planetary nebula nature of two sources: PN G000.2+06.1
and PN G002.3+02.2, previously identified by Terzan in a photometric
survey toward the Galactic center as objects possibly belonging to this
class. Optical images taken in Hα reveal the extended morphology
of the nebulae, while spectroscopic observations allow us to determine
their line intensities and physical parameters (electron density and
temperature), as well as their ionic and elemental abundances. Their low
surface brightness and large apparent size, together with the lack of
infrared emission, suggest their identification as well-evolved
planetary nebulae belonging to the old stellar population of the bulge.
However, both planetary nebulae show high N/O ratios and He abundances,
similar to those observed in type I disk planetary nebulae, usually
associated with young, massive progenitor stars. The implications of our
findings in the context of the study of chemical abundances in Galactic
bulge planetary nebulae are discussed.