The EUV spectrum of the unique bare stellar core H1504+65

dc.creatorWerner, K.
dc.creatorWolff, B.
dc.date1999-06-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:31:53Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:31:53Z
dc.descriptionWe performed a spectral analysis of the EUVE spectrum and ROSAT data of the unique object H1504+65, which is an extremely hot post-AGB star entering the white dwarf cooling sequence. It is the only pre-white dwarf known, whose surface is free of hydrogen and helium, hence, it represents the bare core of a former AGB star. The EUV spectrum (75--150A) is dominated by strong OVI lines and we can identify a number of NeVII lines. EUVE and ROSAT data can be fitted with models between Teff=170000 K and 200000 K. We derive an extraordinarily high neon abundance (2%--5% by mass, i.e. 20--50 times solar) which we confirm by an optical NeVII line detected in a Keck HIRES echelle spectrum. This abundance is expected for 3-alpha processed matter and corroborates our understanding of H1504+65 as a C-O stellar core which has lost its entire H- and He-rich envelopes.
dc.description5 pages, accepted for publication in A&A
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9906127
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9906127
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/14319
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleThe EUV spectrum of the unique bare stellar core H1504+65
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