Effects of CSPN Models on PNe Shell Modeling

Abstract

Modeling planetary nebulae (PNe) shells using different ionizing spectra for a hot central star (CSPN) of evolved PNe, we found that especially a blackbody model leads to wrong nebular diagnostics and abundances.

1 page; Proceedings of the Symposium "Ionized Gaseous Nebulae", Mexico City, 21-24 November 2000; RevMexAA (Ser. de Conf.), in press