The Dusty Accretion of Polluted White Dwarfs
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Bonsor, Amy
Farihi, Jay
Wyatt, Mark C
van Lieshout, Rik
Abstract
Infrared observations of polluted white dwarfs provide key insights into the accretion processes in action. The standard model for the observed infrared excesses is a flat, opaque, dust disc. The infrared observations are inconsistent with the presence of such a disc around all polluted white dwarfs. We discuss potential explanations for the absence of an infrared excess for many polluted white dwarfs.
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20TH EUROPEAN WHITE DWARF WORKSHOP
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20TH EUROPEAN WHITE DWARF WORKSHOP
Journal ISSN
1050-3390
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509
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San Francisco Astronomical Society of the Pacific
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ERC and Royal Society