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The Planetary Nebulae Luminosity Function (PNLF): current perspectives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 August 2017

Roberto H. Méndez Open the ORCID record for Roberto H. Méndez [Opens in a new window]
Roberto H. Méndez*
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA email: mendez@ifa.hawaii.edu
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Abstract

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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.

Keywords

galaxies: distances and redshiftsplanetary nebulae: generalstars: AGB and post-AGBevolution

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