The planetary nebula luminosity function

Robin Ciardullo

doi:10.1007/3-540-34270-2_10

The planetary nebula luminosity function

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The [O III] λ5007 planetary nebula luminosity function (PNLF) occupies an important place on the extragalactic distance ladder: it is the only standard candle that can be applied to all the large galaxies of the Local Supercluster. We review the method's precision, and use it to show that the distance scale dened by Cepheids and the Surface Brightness Fluctuation method is likely too large by ∼ 7%. We also discuss some of the physics underlying the phenomenon, and present clues as why the technique is so resilient.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Beyond the Milky Way
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the ESO Workshop Held at Garching, Germany, 19-21 May, 2004
Editors	Letizia Stanghelli, Jeremy Walsh, Nigel Douglas
Pages	79-90
Number of pages	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-34270-2_10
State	Published - 2006

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Name	ESO Astrophysics Symposia
Volume	2006
ISSN (Print)	1431-2433
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-6143

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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