Open AccessDisks and Planets around Massive White Dwarfs
Author(s) -
Mario Livio,
J. E. Pringle,
Kenneth Wood
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the astrophysical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.376
H-Index - 489
eISSN - 1538-4357
pISSN - 0004-637X
DOI - 10.1086/497577
Subject(s) - planet , white dwarf , physics , astrophysics , thermal emission , astronomy , infrared , astrobiology , terrestrial planet , brown dwarf , thermal , stars , meteorology
We predict the existence of dusty disks and possibly CO planets aroundmassive white dwarfs. We show that the thermal emission from these disks shouldbe detectable in the infrared. The planets may also be detectable either bydirect IR imaging, spectroscopy, or using the pulsations of the white dwarfs.Comment: 8 pages, 1 figure; accepted ApJ
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