Quasi-molecular Satellites of Lyman Beta in the Spectrum of the DA White Dwarf WOLF 1346

Details Quasi-molecular Satellites of Lyman Beta in the Spectrum of the DA White Dwarf WOLF 1346 Quasi-molecular Satellites of Lyman Beta in the Spectrum of the DA White Dwarf WOLF 1346

1996-03-20

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9603108v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

11 pages Latex with aaspp4 style, 4 postscript figures, as compressed tar file, ApJ Letters, in press

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10.1086/310062

We present new FUV/UV observations of the DA white dwarf Wolf 1346 obtained with the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope. The atmospheric parameters of this object are estimated from a fit of model atmospheres to several optical spectra to be Teff = 20000 K, log g = 7.90. From the optical spectrum this star is a normal DA without any indications for chemical elements other than hydrogen. The hydrogen line L beta, however, shows a very unusual shape, with a steep red wing and two absorption features on this wing. The shape is reminiscent of the effects of quasi-molecular line broadening, as observed in L alpha in cooler DA white dwarfs. We show that this is indeed the correct explanation, by identifying 4 quasi-molecular satellites caused through perturbations by the H+ ion (H2+ quasi-molecule). The steep red wing is caused by the exponential decline of the line profile beyond the satellite most distant from the line center at 1078 A.

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