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most citedGas-phase Fe/O and Fe/N abundances in Star-Forming Regions. Relations between nucleosynthesis, metallicity and dust

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astro-ph.SR2026

Investigating the electron temperature of [Ar IV] in planetary nebulae using the DESIRED database

J. García-Rojas, E. Reyes-Rodríguez, J. E. Méndez-Delgado +9

(Abridged) We investigate the behaviour of the electron temperature derived from [Ar IV] lines, Te([Ar IV]), in a sample of PNe to characterize the thermal structure of high-excita…

astro-ph.GA2026

The DESIRED electron temperature relations in star-forming regions of the local Universe

M. Orte-García, C. Esteban, J. García-Rojas +7

(Abridged) Aims. We present a homogeneous observational study of electron temperature () relations between ionic species: ([N II]), ([O II]), $T_{\…

astro-ph.GA2026

The DESIRED strong-line calibrations: I. New empirical metallicity relations for the local and high-redshift universe

F. F. Rosales-Ortega, J. E. Méndez-Delgado, J. U. Guerrero-González +16

We present the most comprehensive set of empirical optical strong-line metallicity calibrations to date, based on the DEep Spectra of Ionised REgions Database (DESIRED), the larges…

astro-ph.GA2026

The DESIRED temperature-metallicity relations in star-forming regions: probing the Galactic radial and azimuthal metallicity distributions

I. Rafael Martínez-Hernández, J. Eduardo Méndez-Delgado, César Esteban +17

We analyse a sample of 225 star-forming regions from the DESIRED-E project, each with simultaneous determinations of the electron temperature from ionized nitrogen and oxygen, $T_{…

astro-ph.GA2025

Alpha-element abundance patterns in star-forming regions of the local Universe

C. Esteban, J. E. Méndez-Delgado, J. García-Rojas +6

(Abridged) We reassess the alpha-element abundance ratios (Ne/O, S/O, Ar/O) with respect to metallicity in ~1000 spectra of Galactic and extragalactic HII regions and star-forming…

astro-ph.GA2024

Generalized ([OIII])-(HeI) Discrepancies in Ionized Nebulae: Possible Evidence of Case B Deviations and Temperature Inhomogeneities

J. E. Méndez-Delgado, E. D. Skillman, E. Aver +11

The physics of recombination lines (RLs) in the HeI singlet system is expected to be relatively simple, supported by accurate atomic models. We examine the intensities of HeI singl…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 19 cited

Gas-phase Fe/O and Fe/N abundances in Star-Forming Regions. Relations between nucleosynthesis, metallicity and dust

J. E. Méndez-Delgado, K. Kreckel, C. Esteban +10

In stars, metallicity is usually traced using Fe, while in nebulae, O serves as the preferred proxy. Both elements have different nucleosynthetic origins and are not directly compa…

astro-ph.GA2024

Excitation mechanisms of C II optical permitted lines in ionized nebulae

E. Reyes-Rodríguez, J. E. Méndez-Delgado, J. García-Rojas +4

Context. Carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe and its distribution is critical to understanding stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis. In optical studies of i…