On the hydrogen layer thickness in pulsating DA white dwarfs

Details On the hydrogen layer thickness in pulsating DA white dwarfs On the hydrogen layer thickness in pulsating DA white dwarfs

Jun 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994apj...428l..61f&link_type=abstract

The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 428, no. 2, pt. 2, p. L61-L64

Computer Science

Numerical Analysis

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Hydrogen, Pulsed Radiation, Stellar Models, Stellar Oscillations, Thickness, White Dwarf Stars, Computer Programs, Differential Equations, Eigenvectors, Finite Element Method, Galerkin Method, Mathematical Models, Nonadiabatic Conditions, Numerical Analysis, Stability, Stellar Temperature

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We reexamine the question of the relationship between the onset of pulsational driving and the thickness of the outer hydrogen layer in ZZ Ceti stars. To this end, we solve the system of ordinary differential equations which describes the linear, nonadiabatic, nonradial pulsations of stellar models with the help of a new code based on the powerful Galerkin finite-element method of weighted residuals. We find that the theoretical blue edge temperature of the ZZ Ceti instability strip is insensitive to the hydrogen layer mass for log (base 10)(MH/M*) greater than or equal to -12. This is in line with mounting evidence that ZZ Ceti pulsators with relatively thick hydrogen layers do actually exist, but it is contrary to some previous calculations which have been widely accepted. We discuss the implications of our findings vis-a-vis current white dwarf spectral evolution models.

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