The hot white dwarf HZ 43. II - The helium abundance derived from its ultra soft X-ray spectrum

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Abundance, Helium, Stellar Atmospheres, White Dwarf Stars, X Ray Spectra, Atmospheric Models, Spectrum Analysis, Stellar Spectra

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The ultra soft X-ray spectra of the hot white dwarf HZ 43 in the range 40-200 A obtained recently by Bleeker et al. (1978) have been fitted by hydrogen-helium model atmospheres with various helium abundances and effective temperatures. It is shown that the soft X-ray spectrum is not consistent with these models. Satisfactory fits can be obtained with models which have an increasing helium abundance with depth in the atmosphere. For HZ 43 a pure hydrogen layer with a column mass of about 1 g/sq cm on top of a helium rich (helium abundance greater than or equal to 0.1 by number) atmosphere is consistent with the optical, ultraviolet, extreme ultraviolet and ultra soft X-ray data.

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