Diffusion and the occurrence of hydrogen shell flashes in helium white dwarf stars

Authors: Althaus, Leandro Gabriel | Serenelli, Aldo | Benvenuto, Omar Gustavo
Issue date: 2001
Document type: Articulo

Abstract

In this paper we investigate the effects of element diffusion on the structure and evolution of low-mass helium white dwarfs. Attention is focused mainly on the occurrence of hydrogen shell flashes induced by diffusion processes during cooling phases.

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Document language: English
Journal: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society; no. 323
Extent: p. 471-483
Subjects: Ciencias Astronómicas
Descriptors: Geofísica, astronomía y astrofísica
Keywords: stars: evolution; stars: interiors; stars: white dwarfs; pulsar: general
Created: 25 de agosto de 2010
Available since: 25 de agosto de 2010

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