Accretion of a Terrestrial-Like Minor Planet by a White Dwarf

Accretion of a Terrestrial-Like Minor Planet by a White Dwarf

We present optical and infrared characterization of the polluted DAZ white dwarf GALEX J193156.8+011745. Imaging and spectroscopy from the ultraviolet to the thermal infrared indicate that this white dwarf hosts excess infrared emission consistent with the presence of an orbiting dusty debris disk....

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Main Authors: Melis, Carl (Author), Farihi, J. (Author), Dufour, P. (Author), Zuckerman, B. (Author), Burgasser, Adam J. (Contributor), Bergeron, P. (Author), Bochanski, John J. (Contributor), Simcoe, Robert A. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2013-02-12T16:46:43Z.
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