Quasi-molecular lines in Lyman wings of cool DA white dwarfs; Application to FUSE observations of G231-40

Details Quasi-molecular lines in Lyman wings of cool DA white dwarfs; Application to FUSE observations of G231-40 Quasi-molecular lines in Lyman wings of cool DA white dwarfs; Application to FUSE observations of G231-40

2002-08-20

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0208372v1

Astron.Astrophys. 394 (2002) 647-652

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

6 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20021141

We present new theoretical calculations of the total line profiles of Lyman alpha and Lyman beta which include perturbations by both neutral hydrogen AND protons and all possible quasi-molecular states of H_2 and H_2^+. They are used to improve theoretical modeling of synthetic spectra for cool DA white dwarfs. We compare them with FUSE observation of G231-40. The appearance of the line wings between Lyman alpha and Lyman beta is shown to be sensitive to the relative abundance of hydrogen ions and neutral atoms, and thereby to provide a temperature diagnostic for stellar atmospheres and laboratory plasmas.

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