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Spectral analysis of ultra-cool white dwarfs polluted by planetary debris

Abbigail K Elms
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Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay
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Boris T G?aensicke
altro
Kevin Apps
2022
  • journal article

Periodico
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
Abstract
We identify two ultra-cool ( Teff<4000 K) metal-polluted (DZ) white dwarfs WD J2147-4035 and WD J1922+0233 as the coolest and second coolest DZ stars known to date with Teff≈3050 K and Teff≈3340 K, respectively. Strong atmospheric collision-induced absorption (CIA) causes the suppression of red optical and infrared flux in WD J1922+0233, resulting in an unusually blue colour given its low temperature. WD J2147-4035 has moderate infrared CIA yet has the reddest optical colours known for a DZ white dwarf. Microphysics improvements to the non-ideal effects and CIA opacities in our model atmosphere code yields reasonable solutions to observations of these ultra-cool stars. WD J2147-4035 has a cooling age of over 10 Gyr which is the largest known for a DZ white dwarf, whereas WD J1922+0233 is slightly younger with a cooling age of 9 Gyr. Galactic kinematics calculations from precise Gaia EDR3 astrometry reveal these ultra-cool DZ stars as likely members of the Galactic disc thus they could be pivotal objects in future studies constraining an upper age limit for the disc of the Milky Way. We present intermediate-resolution spectroscopy for both objects, which provides the first spectroscopic observations of WD J2147-4035. Detections of sodium and potassium are made in both white dwarfs, in addition to calcium in WD J1922+0233 and lithium in WD J2147-4035. We identify the magnetic nature of WD J2147-4035 from Zeeman splitting in the lithium line and also make a tentative detection of carbon, so we classify this star as DZQH. WD J1922+0233 likely accreted planetary crust debris, while the debris composition that polluted WD J2147-4035 remains unconstrained.
DOI
10.1093/mnras/stac2908
WOS
WOS:000879107800001
Archivio
https://hdl.handle.net/11368/3077016
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85143905056
Diritti
open access
license:copyright editore
license uri:iris.pri02
FVG url
https://arts.units.it/bitstream/11368/3077016/1/ultracoolDZ.pdf
Soggetti
  • methods: analytical

  • methods: data analysi...

  • stars: abundance

  • stars: atmosphere

  • white dwarf

  • Astrophysics - Solar ...

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