scholarly journals 18. Model Atmospheres for Hydrogen-Deficient White Dwarfs

1971 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 125-129
Author(s):  
I. Bues

The determination of atmospheric parameters for non-DA white dwarfs is investigated with the computed helium-rich model atmospheres by Bues (1970). Only poor predictions are possible from UBV colors alone for DB and DC stars. From uvby colors a determination of effective temperature is possible within 1000 K. Profiles of lines in different parts of the spectrum are necessary for better results.A deficiency of metal abundances for the cooler non-DA stars is obtained.

1989 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 202-205
Author(s):  
M.A. Barstow

AbstractPredicted soft X-ray fluxes for model atmospheres containing varying concentrations of CNO metals are compared with those observed by EXOSAT for the planetary nebula nucleus K1-16. An effective temperature in the range ≈ 125000 − 180000K is determined for K1-16 and a limit on the concentration of CNO in the atmosphere (between 0.02 and 20 ×solar relative to He) obtained. Some comments on the application of the models to the apparently metal rich star H1504+65 are included.


1999 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
pp. 272-276
Author(s):  
M. I. Monteverde ◽  
A. Herrero

In previous papers we have published preliminary results on the stellar oxygen-abundance gradient in M33 by using B-type supergiants. In the following study, we include one new B-supergiant and derive effective temperatures and gravities for these stars. Determination of atmospheric parameters is based on analyses of silicon ionisation balance.Detailed non-LTE model atmospheres and non-LTE line formation calculations were used for the abundance determination of Si and O. Careful differential analyses are used to quantify the differences in metal abundances between M33 stars and MK spectral standards in our Galaxy.We compare our results with the abundances expected from studies of H II regions.


Author(s):  
Paula Izquierdo ◽  
Odette Toloza ◽  
Boris T Gänsicke ◽  
Pablo Rodríguez-Gil ◽  
Jay Farihi ◽  
...  

Abstract The photospheric metal pollution of white dwarfs is now well-established as the signature of the accretion of planetary debris. However, the origin of the trace hydrogen detected in many white dwarfs with helium atmospheres is still debated. Here, we report the analysis of GD 424: a metal-polluted, helium-atmosphere white dwarf with a large amount of trace hydrogen. We determined the atmospheric parameters using a hybrid analysis that combines the sensitivity of spectroscopy to the atmospheric composition, log (H/He), with that of photometry and astrometry to the effective temperature, Teff, and surface gravity, log g. The resulting white dwarf mass, radius, and cooling age are ${M_{\rm{WD}}}=0.77\pm 0.01\, {\rm{M}_{\odot}}$, ${R_{\rm{WD}}}=0.0109\pm 0.0001\, {\rm{R}_{\odot}}$, and τcool = 215 ± 10 Myr, respectively. We identified and measured the abundances of 11 photospheric metals and argue that the accretion event is most likely either in the increasing or steady state, and that the disrupted planetesimal resembles either CI chondrites or the bulk Earth in terms of its composition. We suggest that the observed 1.33 × 1022 g of trace hydrogen in GD 424 were at least partly acquired through accretion of water-rich planetary debris in an earlier accretion episode.


2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (12) ◽  
pp. 2082-2087 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young-Hyun Kim ◽  
Da-Bin Bae ◽  
Jong Seok Lee ◽  
Sun-Ok Park ◽  
Sang-Jong Lee ◽  
...  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Marchetti ◽  
M. Moutton ◽  
S. Ludwig ◽  
L. Ibos ◽  
V. Feuillet ◽  
...  

Thermal mapping has been implemented since the late eighties to establish the susceptibility of road networks to ice occurrence with measurements from a radiometer and some atmospheric parameters. They are usually done before dawn during wintertime when the road energy is dissipated. The objective of this study was to establish if an infrared camera could improve the determination of ice road susceptibility, to build a new winter risk index, to improve the measurements rate, and to analyze its consistency with seasons and infrastructures environment. Data analysis obtained from the conventional approved radiometer sensing technique and the infrared camera has shown great similarities. A comparison was made with promising perspectives. The measurement rate to analyse a given road network could be increased by a factor two.


1999 ◽  
Vol 122 (3) ◽  
pp. 549-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Carolina Ba´rcenas ◽  
Paul M. Griffin

The ANSI Y14.5M Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Standards have been used for many years by practitioners for size and form verification of manufactured parts. However, different parts may satisfy these tolerances and yet perform quite differently because of surface variations not specified in the standards. We present a statistically-based technique for the determination of the type of surface variation for cylindrical parts. This technique is based on a parametric-based part representation used for fitting. The method is illustrated with examples. [S1087-1357(00)00403-2]


Author(s):  
Elena Cukanovaite ◽  
Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay ◽  
Pierre Bergeron ◽  
Bernd Freytag ◽  
Hans-Günter Ludwig ◽  
...  

Abstract In this paper, we present corrections to the spectroscopic parameters of DB and DBA white dwarfs with −10.0 ≤ log (H/He) ≤−2.0, 7.5 ≤ log g ≤9.0 and 12 000 K ≲ Teff ≲ 34 000 K, based on 282 3D atmospheric models calculated with the CO5BOLD radiation-hydrodynamics code. These corrections arise due to a better physical treatment of convective energy transport in 3D models when compared to the previously available 1D model atmospheres. By applying the corrections to an existing SDSS sample of DB and DBA white dwarfs, we find significant corrections both for effective temperature and surface gravity. The 3D log g corrections are most significant for Teff ≲ 18, 000 K, reaching up to −0.20 dex at log g = 8.0. However, in this low effective temperature range, the surface gravity determined from the spectroscopic technique, can also be significantly affected by the treatment of the neutral van der Waals line broadening of helium and by non-ideal effects due to the perturbation of helium by neutral atoms. Thus, by removing uncertainties due to 1D convection, our work showcases the need for improved description of microphysics for DB and DBA model atmospheres. Overall, we find that our 3D spectroscopic parameters for the SDSS sample are generally in agreement with Gaia DR2 absolute fluxes within 1-3σ for individual white dwarfs. By comparing our results to DA white dwarfs, we determine that the precision and accuracy of DB/DBA atmospheric models are similar. For ease of user application of the correction functions, we provide an example Python code.


2018 ◽  
Vol 616 ◽  
pp. A82 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Proxauf ◽  
R. da Silva ◽  
V. V. Kovtyukh ◽  
G. Bono ◽  
L. Inno ◽  
...  

We gathered more than 1130 high-resolution optical spectra for more than 250 Galactic classical Cepheids. The spectra were collected with the optical spectrographs UVES at VLT, HARPS at 3.6 m, FEROS at 2.2 m MPG/ESO, and STELLA. To improve the effective temperature estimates, we present more than 150 new line depth ratio (LDR) calibrations that together with similar calibrations already available in the literature allowed us to cover a broad range in wavelength (5348 ≤ λ ≤ 8427 Å) and in effective temperature (3500 ≤ Teff ≤ 7700 K). This gives us the unique opportunity to cover both the hottest and coolest phases along the Cepheid pulsation cycle and to limit the intrinsic error on individual measurements at the level of ~100 K. As a consequence of the high signal-to-noise ratio of individual spectra, we identified and measured hundreds of neutral and ionized lines of heavy elements, and in turn, have the opportunity to trace the variation of both surface gravity and microturbulent velocity along the pulsation cycle. The accuracy of the physical parameters and the number of Fe I (more than one hundred) and Fe II (more than ten) lines measured allowed us to estimate mean iron abundances with a precision better than 0.1 dex. We focus on 14 calibrating Cepheids for which the current spectra cover either the entire or a significant portion of the pulsation cycle. The current estimates of the variation of the physical parameters along the pulsation cycle and of the iron abundances agree very well with similar estimates available in the literature. Independent homogeneous estimates of both physical parameters and metal abundances based on different approaches that can constrain possible systematics are highly encouraged.


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