白矮星具有碳大气层的恒星
P Dufour1, J Liebert, G Fontaine
1Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, 933 North Cherry Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA. dufourpa@as.arizona.edu
Nature
|November 23, 2007
概括
天文学家发现了新的白矮星,有丰富的碳大气层,挑战现有的恒星进化模型. 这些发现表明,在非对称巨分支阶段之后,恒星的潜在新进化路径.
科学领域:
- 天文学 天文学
- 恒星进化 恒星进化
- 白矮人的研究 白矮人的研究
背景情况:
- 白矮星是恒星进化的终点,恒星的质量高达8-10太阳质量.
- 大多数白矮星都有碳氧核,外层是和/或.
- 传统上,白矮星根据其大气组成进行分类:富含 (DA) 或富含 (非DA).
研究的目的:
- 报告发现了具有不寻常大气组成的白矮星.
- 为了研究这些新型恒星物体的进化影响.
- 为了确定这些发现是否符合当前的恒星进化理论.
主要方法:
- 观测天文学用于识别和分析白矮星.
- 用光谱分析来确定大气组成.
- 观测到的大气参数与恒星演变理论模型的比较.
主要成果:
- 发现了几颗大气主要由碳组成的白矮星.
- 这些富含碳的白矮星显示出极少的或的痕迹.
- 观测到的大气参数与现有的异构后巨型分支进化的理论不一致.
结论:
- 新发现的碳大气层白矮星可能代表了新的恒星进化序列.
- 这些物体可能是PG 1159恒星H1504+65.5的较冷对应物.
- 需要进一步的研究才能充分理解这些独特的白矮星的进化.
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