Newly discovered Wolf-Rayet and weak emission-line central stars of planetary nebulae

DePew, K; Parker, Quentin A; Miszalski, B; De Marco, Orsola; Frew, David; Acker, A; Kovacevic, Anna; Sharp, Robert

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Newly discovered Wolf-Rayet and weak emission-line central stars of planetary nebulae

Date

2011

Authors

DePew, K

Parker, Quentin A

Miszalski, B

De Marco, Orsola

Frew, David

Acker, A

Kovacevic, Anna

Sharp, Robert

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

We present the spectra of 32 previously unpublished confirmed and candidate Wolf-Rayet ([WR]) and weak emission-line (WELS) central stars of planetary nebulae (CSPNe). 18 stars have been discovered in the Macquarie/AAO/Strasbourg Hα (MASH) PN survey samp