HST and FUSE Spectroscopy of Hot Hydrogen-Rich Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae

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High-resolution UV spectra, obtained with HST and FUSE, enable us to analyse hot hydrogen-rich central stars in detail. Up to now, optical hydrogen and helium lines have been used to derive temperature and surface gravity. Those lines, however, are rather insensitive; in particular, neutral helium lines have completely vanished in the hottest central stars. Therefore, we have concentrated on ionization balances of metals, which have a rich line spectrum in the UV, to establish a new temperature scale for our sample. Furthermore, we have determined abundances of light metals, which had been poorly known before. They show considerable variation from star to star. We present results of quantitative spectral analyses performed with non-LTE model atmospheres.
4 pages, to appear in "White Dwarfs", eds. D. Koester, S. Moehler, ASP Conf. Series

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/8559

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https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0411403
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