The central star of the planetary nebula N 66 in the Large Magellanic Cloud: A detailed analysis of its dramatic evolution 1983-2000

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 409, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 969-982

  Hamann, W R ^a   Pena M ^b   Grafener G ^a   Ruiz, M T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Planetary nebulae: individual: LMC N66; Stars: evolution; Stars: mass loss; Stars: winds, outflows; Stars: Wolf Rayet

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE TELESCOPES; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; GALAXIES; HELIUM; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN;

BRIGHTNESS; LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD; LUMINOSITY; PLANETARY NEBULA; STELLAR SPECTRA;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 17044459697     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031109     Document Type: Article

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