On the formation of hydrogen-deficient low-mass white dwarfs

Autores
Battich, Tiara; Althaus, Leandro Gabriel; Córsico, Alejandro Hugo
Año de publicación
2020
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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Context. Two of the possible channels for the formation of low-mass (M⋆ ≲ 0.5 M⊙) hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs are the occurrence of a very-late thermal pulse after the asymptotic giant-branch phase or a late helium-flash onset in an almost stripped core of a red giant star. Aims. We aim to asses the potential of asteroseismology to distinguish between the hot flasher and the very-late thermal pulse scenarios for the formation of low-mass hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs. Methods. We computed the evolution of low-mass hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs from the zero-age main sequence in the context of the two evolutionary scenarios. We explore the pulsation properties of the resulting models for effective temperatures characterizing the instability strip of pulsating helium-rich white dwarfs. Results. We find that there are significant differences in the periods and in the period spacings associated with low radial-order (k ≲ 10) gravity modes for white-dwarf models evolving within the instability strip of the hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs. Conclusions. The measurement of the period spacings for pulsation modes with periods shorter than ∼500 s may be used to distinguish between the two scenarios. Moreover, period-to-period asteroseismic fits of low-mass pulsating hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs can help to determine their evolutionary history.
Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata
Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas
Materia
Ciencias Astronómicas
Astronomía
White dwarfs
Asteroseismology
Stars: evolution
Stars: interiors
Stars: oscillations
Stars: low-mass
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spelling On the formation of hydrogen-deficient low-mass white dwarfsBattich, TiaraAlthaus, Leandro GabrielCórsico, Alejandro HugoCiencias AstronómicasAstronomíaWhite dwarfsAsteroseismologyStars: evolutionStars: interiorsStars: oscillationsStars: low-mass<i>Context</i>. Two of the possible channels for the formation of low-mass (M⋆ ≲ 0.5 M⊙) hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs are the occurrence of a very-late thermal pulse after the asymptotic giant-branch phase or a late helium-flash onset in an almost stripped core of a red giant star. <i>Aims</i>. We aim to asses the potential of asteroseismology to distinguish between the hot flasher and the very-late thermal pulse scenarios for the formation of low-mass hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs. <i>Methods</i>. We computed the evolution of low-mass hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs from the zero-age main sequence in the context of the two evolutionary scenarios. We explore the pulsation properties of the resulting models for effective temperatures characterizing the instability strip of pulsating helium-rich white dwarfs. <i>Results</i>. We find that there are significant differences in the periods and in the period spacings associated with low radial-order (k ≲ 10) gravity modes for white-dwarf models evolving within the instability strip of the hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs. <i>Conclusions.</i> The measurement of the period spacings for pulsation modes with periods shorter than ∼500 s may be used to distinguish between the two scenarios. Moreover, period-to-period asteroseismic fits of low-mass pulsating hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs can help to determine their evolutionary history.Instituto de Astrofísica de La PlataFacultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas2020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/123742enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0004-6361info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/1432-0746info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/arxiv/2003.13602info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1051/0004-6361/202037743info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-29T11:29:33Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/123742Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:29:33.705SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv On the formation of hydrogen-deficient low-mass white dwarfs
title On the formation of hydrogen-deficient low-mass white dwarfs
spellingShingle On the formation of hydrogen-deficient low-mass white dwarfs
Battich, Tiara
Ciencias Astronómicas
Astronomía
White dwarfs
Asteroseismology
Stars: evolution
Stars: interiors
Stars: oscillations
Stars: low-mass
title_short On the formation of hydrogen-deficient low-mass white dwarfs
title_full On the formation of hydrogen-deficient low-mass white dwarfs
title_fullStr On the formation of hydrogen-deficient low-mass white dwarfs
title_full_unstemmed On the formation of hydrogen-deficient low-mass white dwarfs
title_sort On the formation of hydrogen-deficient low-mass white dwarfs
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Battich, Tiara
Althaus, Leandro Gabriel
Córsico, Alejandro Hugo
author Battich, Tiara
author_facet Battich, Tiara
Althaus, Leandro Gabriel
Córsico, Alejandro Hugo
author_role author
author2 Althaus, Leandro Gabriel
Córsico, Alejandro Hugo
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Astronómicas
Astronomía
White dwarfs
Asteroseismology
Stars: evolution
Stars: interiors
Stars: oscillations
Stars: low-mass
topic Ciencias Astronómicas
Astronomía
White dwarfs
Asteroseismology
Stars: evolution
Stars: interiors
Stars: oscillations
Stars: low-mass
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv <i>Context</i>. Two of the possible channels for the formation of low-mass (M⋆ ≲ 0.5 M⊙) hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs are the occurrence of a very-late thermal pulse after the asymptotic giant-branch phase or a late helium-flash onset in an almost stripped core of a red giant star. <i>Aims</i>. We aim to asses the potential of asteroseismology to distinguish between the hot flasher and the very-late thermal pulse scenarios for the formation of low-mass hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs. <i>Methods</i>. We computed the evolution of low-mass hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs from the zero-age main sequence in the context of the two evolutionary scenarios. We explore the pulsation properties of the resulting models for effective temperatures characterizing the instability strip of pulsating helium-rich white dwarfs. <i>Results</i>. We find that there are significant differences in the periods and in the period spacings associated with low radial-order (k ≲ 10) gravity modes for white-dwarf models evolving within the instability strip of the hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs. <i>Conclusions.</i> The measurement of the period spacings for pulsation modes with periods shorter than ∼500 s may be used to distinguish between the two scenarios. Moreover, period-to-period asteroseismic fits of low-mass pulsating hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs can help to determine their evolutionary history.
Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata
Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas
description <i>Context</i>. Two of the possible channels for the formation of low-mass (M⋆ ≲ 0.5 M⊙) hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs are the occurrence of a very-late thermal pulse after the asymptotic giant-branch phase or a late helium-flash onset in an almost stripped core of a red giant star. <i>Aims</i>. We aim to asses the potential of asteroseismology to distinguish between the hot flasher and the very-late thermal pulse scenarios for the formation of low-mass hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs. <i>Methods</i>. We computed the evolution of low-mass hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs from the zero-age main sequence in the context of the two evolutionary scenarios. We explore the pulsation properties of the resulting models for effective temperatures characterizing the instability strip of pulsating helium-rich white dwarfs. <i>Results</i>. We find that there are significant differences in the periods and in the period spacings associated with low radial-order (k ≲ 10) gravity modes for white-dwarf models evolving within the instability strip of the hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs. <i>Conclusions.</i> The measurement of the period spacings for pulsation modes with periods shorter than ∼500 s may be used to distinguish between the two scenarios. Moreover, period-to-period asteroseismic fits of low-mass pulsating hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs can help to determine their evolutionary history.
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