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Discovery of a Bright, Extremely Low Mass White Dwarf in a Close Double Degenerate System

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    0367868 - ASÚ 2012 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
    Vennes, Stephane - Thorstensen, J.R. - Kawka, Adela - Németh, Péter - Skinner, J.N. - Pigulski, A. - Stęslicki, M. - Kolaczkowski, Z. - Srodka, P.
    Discovery of a Bright, Extremely Low Mass White Dwarf in a Close Double Degenerate System.
    Astrophysical Journal Letters. Roč. 737, č. 1 (2011), L16/1-L16/6. ISSN 2041-8205. E-ISSN 2041-8213
    R&D Projects: GA AV ČR(CZ) IAA300030908; GA AV ČR IAA301630901; GA ČR GAP209/10/0967; GA MŠMT(CZ) LC06014
    Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z10030501
    Keywords : close binaries stars * individual star GALEX J171708.5+675712 * white dwarfs
    Subject RIV: BN - Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics, Astrophysics
    Impact factor: 5.526, year: 2011

    We report the discovery of a bright (V cca 13.7), extremely low mass white dwarf in a close double degenerate system. We originally selected GALEX J171708.5+675712 for spectroscopic follow-up among a group of white dwarf candidates in an ultraviolet–optical reduced proper-motion diagram.
    Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0202392

     
     
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