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Figure 1: Age distribution of the PN progenitor stars in the Basic Sample of Maciel et al. (2006). |
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Figure 2: Galactocentric variation of the [OIII] electron temperatures for PN with progenitor ages of 4-5 Gyr. The empty circles show some nebulae having extremely hot central stars, not included in the linear regression analysis. |
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Figure 3: The inverse correlation between the [OIII] electron temperatures and the O/H abundances for PN in the 4-5 Gyr age bracket. The empty circles show some nebulae having extremely hot central stars. |
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