The Planetary Nebulae Luminosity Function (PNLF): current perspectives

The Planetary Nebulae Luminosity Function (PNLF): current perspectives

This paper starts with a brief historical review about the PNLF and its use as a distance indicator. Then the PNLF distances are compared with Surface Brightness Fluctuations (SBF) distances and Tip of the Red Giant Branch (TRGB) distances. A Monte Carlo method to generate simulated PNLFs is describ...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 2016-10, Vol.12 (S323), p.298-302
1. Verfasser: Méndez, Roberto H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Computer simulation
Contributed Papers
Luminosity
Monte Carlo simulation
Planetary nebulae
Red giant stars
Stellar populations
Surface brightness
Variation
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Zusammenfassung:This paper starts with a brief historical review about the PNLF and its use as a distance indicator. Then the PNLF distances are compared with Surface Brightness Fluctuations (SBF) distances and Tip of the Red Giant Branch (TRGB) distances. A Monte Carlo method to generate simulated PNLFs is described, leading to the last subject: recent progress in reproducing the expected maximum final mass in old stellar populations, a stellar astrophysics enigma that has been challenging us for quite some time.
ISSN:1743-9213
1743-9221
DOI:10.1017/S1743921317000461