RADIAL ABUNDANCE GRADIENTS FROM PLANETARY NEBULAE AT DIFFERENT
DISTANCES FROM THE GALACTIC PLANE
W. J. Maciel, R. D. D. Costa, O. Cavichia
Rev. Mexicana Astron. Astrof. 51, 163-171 (2015)
We investigate the variations of the radial O/H abundance gradients
from planetary nebulae (PN) located at different distances from the
galactic plane. In particular, we determine the abundance
gradients at different heights from the plane in order to
investigate a possible gradient inversion for the objects at larger
distances from the plane. We consider a large sample of PN with known
distances, so that the height relative to the galactic plane can be
derived, and accurate abundances, so that the gradients can be determined.
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