W. J. Maciel -
Abstract #161
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS OF INTERMEDIATE MASS STARS: INFERENCES FROM THE OBSERVED ABUNDANCES IN PHOTOIONIZED NEBULAE OF THE LOCAL GROUP
W. J. Maciel, R. D. D. Costa, O. Cavichia
Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS) , (2015) Photoionized nebulae, comprising HII regions and planetary nebulae, are excellent laboratories to investigate the nucleosynthesis and chemical evolution of several elements in the Galaxy and other galaxies of the Local Group. Our purpose in this investigation is threefold: (i) to compare the abundances of HII regions and planetary nebulae in each system in order to investigate the differences derived from the age and origin of these objects, (ii) to compare the chemical evolution in different systems, such as the Milky Way, the Magellanic Clouds, and other galaxies of the Local Group, and (iii) to investigate to what extent the nucleosynthesis contributions from the progenitor stars affect the observed abundances in planetary nebulae, especially for oxygen and neon, which places constraints on the amount of these elements that can be produced by intermediate mass stars.
