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Hydrogen deficient PNs

Albert Zijlstra, Department of Physics, UMIST, P.O. Box 88, Manchester, M60 1QD, UK

Planetary nebulae originate from a phase of enhanced mass loss on the AGB, when the envelope abundances are still close to the stellar progenitor abundances. However, a few PNe are known to show regions with very low hydrogen abundances, and some PNe have [WC] stars where a hydrogen-poor wind impacts an otherwise normal PN. I will discuss the characteristics of these nebulae and their relation to Sakurai's Object.



Nye Evans
2000-07-28