Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Aug 2006
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The Ultraviolet Universe: Stars from Birth to Death, 26th meeting of the IAU, Joint Discussion 4, 16-17 August 2006, Prague, Cze
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
The development of far-UV astronomy has been particularly important for the study of hot white dwarf stars. A significant fraction of their emergent flux appears in the far-UV and traces of elements heavier than hydrogen or helium are, in general, only detected in this waveband or at shorter wavelengths that are also only accessible from space. Although white dwarfs have been studied in the far-UV throughout the past ~25 years, since the launch of IUE, only a few tens of objects have been studied in great detail and a much larger sample is required to gain a detailed understanding of the evolution of hot white dwarfs and the physical processes that determine their appearance. This talk reviews the current knowledge regarding hot white dwarfs and outlines what work needs to be carried out by future far-UV observatories.
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