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Planetary nebulae are gas clouds surrounding certain hot stars. The observational data are interpreted in terms of the processes taking place in a low density ionized gas exposed to dilute ultra-violet radiation. The aim is to obtain information about the density, kinetic temperature and chemical composition of the nebular material and about the nature of the ultra-violet radiation field.
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M. J. Seaton (1960) studied this question.
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