The stellar content of the Galaxy: the white dwarf population

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dc.creatorCignoni, M.
dc.creatorCastellani, V.
dc.creatorDegl'Innocenti, S.
dc.creatorPetroni, S.
dc.creatorMoroni, P. G. Prada
dc.date2001-12-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:01:51Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:01:51Z
dc.descriptionOn the basis of theoretical evolutionary expectations, we develop a Galactic model reproducing star counts and synthetic color-magnitude diagrams of field stars, which include the white dwarf (WD) population. In this way we are able to evaluate the expected occurrence of WDs in deep observations at the various photometric bands and Galactic coordinates, discussing the contribution of the WDs of the various Galactic components. The effects on the theoretical predictions of different WD evolutionary models, ages, initial mass functions and relations between progenitor mass and WD mass are discussed.
dc.description4 pages, 3 eps figures. To be published in " Observed HR diagrams and stellar evolution: the interplay between observational constraints and theory", published by Astronomical Society of Pacific, Lejeune T. and Fernandes J. editors
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0112289
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0112289
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/3902
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleThe stellar content of the Galaxy: the white dwarf population
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