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Preprint 09k/10

HST/COS Spectroscopy of H1504+65

Klaus Werner and Thomas Rauch

Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Kepler Center for Astro and Particle Physics,
Eberhard Karls University, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany

To be published in: Proceedings of the 17th European White Dwarf Workshop, AIP Conference Series

Abstract. We present new ultraviolet spectra of the peculiar white dwarf (WD) H1504+65, obtained with COS on HST. H1504+65 is the hottest known WD (T_eff = 200 000K) and has an atmosphere mainly composed of C and O, augmented with high amounts of Ne and Mg. This object is unique and the origin of its surface chemistry is completely unclear. We probably see the naked core of either a C–O WD or even a O-Ne-Mg WD. In the latter case, this would be the first direct proof that such WDs can be the outcome of single-star evolution. The new observations were performed to shed light on the origin of this mysterious object.
 

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