Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-10-06
Astron.Astrophys. 413 (2004) 301-308
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
9 pages, 9 figures; accepted for publication in A&A
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20031516
We present time-resolved optical spectrophotometry of the pulsating hydrogen atmosphere (DA) white dwarf G 117-B15A. We find three periodicities in the pulsation spectrum (215s, 272s, and 304s) all of which have been found in earlier studies. By comparing the fractional wavelength dependence of the pulsation amplitudes (chromatic amplitudes) with models, we confirm a previous report that the strongest mode, at 215s, has l=1. The chromatic amplitude for the 272s mode is very puzzling, showing an increase in fractional amplitude with wavelength that cannot be reproduced by the models for any l at optical wavelengths. Based on archival HST data, we show that while the behaviour of the 215s mode at ultra-violet wavelengths is as expected from models, the weird behaviour of the 272s periodicity is not restricted to optical wavelengths in that it fails to show the expected increase in fractional amplitude towards shorter wavelengths. We discuss possible causes for the discrepancies found for the 272s variation, but find that all are lacking, and conclude that the nature of this periodicity remains unclear.
Clemens James Christopher
Kotak Rubina
van Kerkwijk Marten Henric
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