Published October 15, 1982 | Version v1
Journal article

Novae as sources of nitrogen in galaxies

  • 1. Steward Observatory, University of Arizona

Description

A comparison of the abundances of nova ejecta and planetary nebulae together with their masses and rates of occurrence in the Magellanic Clouds and M31 indicates that novae currently inject more nitrogen into the interstellar medium of these galaxies than do the planetary nebulae

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophys. J., Lett. Ed.
Journal Volume
261
Journal Issue
2
Series
Astrophys. J., Lett. Ed.
Journal Page Range
L77-L80
ISSN
0571-7248

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14748138
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GALAXIES; INTERSTELLAR SPACE; MAGELLANIC CLOUDS; NITROGEN; NOVAE; PLANETARY NEBULAE
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTS; ERUPTIVE VARIABLE STARS; NEBULAE; NONMETALS; SPACE; STARS; VARIABLE STARS