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Study on the Abundance Discrepancy Problem in the Magellanic Clouds
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We present chemical abundances of carbon (C) and oxygen (O) in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds from deep and high-quality optical spectra of HII regions. The data have been taken using the Ultraviolet-Visual Echelle Spectrograph at the 8.2-m Very Large Telescope with the goal of detecting the faint CII and OII recombination lines. For all the objects of the sample, we determine C^2+ abundances from recombination lines and O^2+ abundances from recombination lines and collisionally excited lines. In addition, we calculate the abundance discrepancy factors (ADFs) for O^2+ and C^2+, as well as the O/H, C/H and C/O ratios. We study the behaviour of the ADF comparing the values obtained in the Magellanic Clouds with those obtained for other HII regions in different galaxies. We also compare the nebular and stellar abundances in two regions of the sample. Finally, we discuss the chemical evolution of the MCs through the O/H, C/H and C/O radial gradients and the changes of the C/O ratio as a function of O/H.
Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures and 2 tables. To appear in Highlights on Spanish Astrophysics IX, Proceedings of the XII Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society held on July 18-22, 2016, in Bilbao, Spain. F. Figueras, A. S\'anchez-Lavega, S. P\'erez-Hoyos, A. Alonso Herrero, S. Arribas, C. Hern\'andez Monteagudo (eds.)
Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures and 2 tables. To appear in Highlights on Spanish Astrophysics IX, Proceedings of the XII Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society held on July 18-22, 2016, in Bilbao, Spain. F. Figueras, A. S\'anchez-Lavega, S. P\'erez-Hoyos, A. Alonso Herrero, S. Arribas, C. Hern\'andez Monteagudo (eds.)