The discovery of NI V in the photospheres of the hot DA white dwarfs RE 2214-492 and G191-B2B

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Apr 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994apj...425l.105h&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 425, no. 2, p. L105-L108

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

51

Nickel, Photosphere, Ultraviolet Astronomy, White Dwarf Stars, Abundance, Aluminum, Iron, Iue, Spaceborne Astronomy, Stellar Composition, Stellar Spectra

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We have co-added six recently obtained International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) echelle spectra of the hot DA white dwarf RE 2214-492 and 10 existing archive spectra of the well-known hot DA, G191-B2B. We find that both stars contain numerous weak features due to Ni V. Nickel is thus the second iron-group element to be found in the spectra of the very hottest DA white dwarfs. In addition to Ni V, we also observe Al III in both stars and present evidence for the possible presence of Ni IV and Fe IV in RE 2214-492. The presence of Ni and Al, together with previously reported elements, will contribute significantly to both the EUV opacity and to the apparent complexity of the UV spectra of these stars. Using Non-Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium (NLTE) model atmospheres we estimate the Ni abundances in RE 2214-492 the G191-B2B to be log(Ni/H) = -5.5 +/- 0.3 and -6.0 +/- 0.3, respectively.

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