Disk Contamination in a sample of proper motion selected halo stars: A Comment on "Direct Detection of Galactic Halo Dark Matter", B.A. Oppenheimer et al., Science

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dc.creatorGraff, David S.
dc.date2001-04-11
dc.date2001-07-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T01:58:12Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T01:58:12Z
dc.descriptionBased on a proper motion survey, Oppenheimer et al. claim the detection of a white dwarf component of the dark matter of the halo. I show that most of the white dwarfs in their sample are likely disk white dwarfs which have been previously detected, and represent no new population.
dc.description500 words, published as a Technical Comment to Science
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0104210
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0104210
dc.identifierScience 2001 June 22; 292: 2211 (in Technical Comments)
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/2680
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleDisk Contamination in a sample of proper motion selected halo stars: A Comment on "Direct Detection of Galactic Halo Dark Matter", B.A. Oppenheimer et al., Science
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