Published December 1, 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Problem of sulfur abundance determination in gaseous nebulae

  • 1. Laboratorio di Astrofisca Spaziale, Frascati, Italy

Description

The problem of the ionization equilibrium and the abundance determination of sulfur is discussed. It is found that the commonly used ionization-correction-factor procedure can overestimate the S+3 abundance by a factor of about 10 for most planetary nebulae and usually more than 3 for H II regions

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophys. J.
Journal Volume
242
Journal Issue
2
Series
Astrophys. J.
Journal Page Range
596-600
ISSN
0004-637X

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
12614962
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EQUILIBRIUM; EXCITATION; H2 REGIONS; IONIZATION; OXYGEN IONS; PLANETARY NEBULAE; SULFUR; SULFUR IONS
Descriptors DEC
ATOMIC IONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; IONS; NEBULAE; NONMETALS