Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
May 1984
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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 280, May 15, 1984, p. 679-687. Research supported by the Natural Sciences a
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Far Ultraviolet Radiation, Spectral Energy Distribution, Stellar Spectrophotometry, Stellar Temperature, Ultraviolet Spectra, White Dwarf Stars, Iue, Red Shift, Stellar Evolution, Voyager 2 Spacecraft, X Ray Spectra
Scientific paper
Observations of Sirius obtained with the Voyager 2 ultraviolet spectrometer clearly reveal the presence of flux from the white dwarf Sirius B at wavelengths between 950 and 1100 A. These observations are in good agreement with all previous ultraviolet observations of Sirius B, and in particular with the IUE observations of Boehm-Vitense, Dettmann, and Kapranidis. A joint analysis of the Voyager 2 and IUE observations yields a temperature range of 26,000-28,000 K. A reexamination of current ultraviolet, visible, and X-ray observations produces good general agreement, but no single, mutually consistent, temperature for Sirius B. The Voyager 2 observations can be used to place a firm upper limit of 28,000 K on the temperature of Sirius B.
Holberg Jay Brian
Hubeny Ivan
Wesemael François
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