The puzzling white dwarf cooling sequence in NGC 6791: A simple solution
Bedin, L R; Salaris, M; Piotto, G; Cassisi, S; Milone, Antonino; Anderson, Jay; King, I R
Description
In this Letter we demonstrate that the puzzling bright peak in the luminosity function of the white dwarf (WD) cooling sequence of NGC 6791 can be naturally accounted for if ∼34% of the observed WDs are WD+WD binary systems.
| Collections | ANU Research Publications |
|---|---|
| Date published: | 2008 |
| Type: | Journal article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/82302 |
| Source: | Astrophysical Journal, The |
| DOI: | 10.1086/589151 |
Download
| File | Description | Size | Format | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01_Bedin_The_puzzling_white_dwarf_2008.pdf | 108.58 kB | Adobe PDF | Request a copy |
Items in Open Research are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.
Updated: 20 July 2017/ Responsible Officer: University Librarian/ Page Contact: Library Systems & Web Coordinator
+61 2 6125 5111
The Australian National University, Canberra
CRICOS Provider : 00120C
ABN : 52 234 063 906
