The Dusty Accretion of Polluted White Dwarfs

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Authors
  Bonsor-Matthews, Amy
Farihi, Jay
  Wyatt, Mark
van Lieshout, Rik
Editors
Tremblay, P-E
Gänsicke, B
Marsh, T
Publication Date
2017-03-31
Journal Title
20TH EUROPEAN WHITE DWARF WORKSHOP
Conference Name
20TH EUROPEAN WHITE DWARF WORKSHOP
ISSN
1050-3390
Publisher
San Francisco Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Volume
509
Pages
127-132
Language
English
Type
Conference Object
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Bonsor-Matthews, A., Farihi, J., Wyatt, M., & van Lieshout, R. (2017). The Dusty Accretion of Polluted White Dwarfs. 20TH EUROPEAN WHITE DWARF WORKSHOP, 509 127-132. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017ASPC..509..127B
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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ERC and Royal Society
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External link: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017ASPC..509..127B
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/279755


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