Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-07-16
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
accepted for publication in A&A, 7 pages, 6 figures
Scientific paper
We present high-resolution VLT spectra of a new helium-rich DO white dwarf and a new PG1159 star, which we identified in the ESO SPY survey. We performed NLTE model atmosphere analyses and found that the PG1159 star is a low-gravity, extremely hot (Teff=160,000K, logg=6) star, having a carbon-helium dominated atmosphere with considerable amounts of oxygen and neon (He=38%, C=54%, O=6%, Ne=2% by mass). It is located within the planetary nebula nuclei instability strip, hence, future searches for an associated PN as well as for stellar pulsations might be successful. The DO white dwarf is a unique object. From the relative strength of neutral and ionized helium lines we found Teff approx. 60,000K, however, the HeII lines are extraordinarily strong and cannot be fitted by any model. Similar problems were encountered with hot subdwarfs and white dwarfs showing signatures of a super-hot wind. The reason is unknown.
Christlieb Nn.
Karl C. A.
Napiwotzki Ralf
Rauch Thomas
Reimers Dieter
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