On the white dwarf HZ 43 as an extreme-ultraviolet source

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Atmospheric Models, Far Ultraviolet Radiation, Stellar Atmospheres, Ultraviolet Spectra, White Dwarf Stars, H Ii Regions, Particle Interactions, Planetary Nebulae, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Models

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It is confirmed by atmospheric modeling that both the visual continuum and the XUV spectrum (60 to 600 A) of HZ 43 can be fitted self-consistently with the emergent flux from a stellar atmosphere having an effective temperature of about 125,000 K and log g of at least 7. An examination of theoretical white-dwarf cooling sequences and estimates of the stellar luminosity indicate that the parameters of HZ 43 are consistent with a hot white dwarf of 0.6 to 1.2 solar masses. The age is estimated to be as short as 100,000 years, raising the possibility that the star may have ejected a planetary nebula or may be surrounded by an expanding H II region. It is concluded that the detection of a planetary nebula shell or an H II region around HZ 43 may provide an astrophysical test of the direct neutrino-electron interaction.

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