Trigonometric parallaxes of high velocity halo white dwarf candidates*

Autor: Ducourant, C., Teixeira, R., Hambly, N. C., Oppenheimer, B. R., Hawkins, M. R. S., Rapaport, M., Modolo, J., Lecampion, J. F., Ducourant, C., Teixeira, R., Hambly, N. C., Oppenheimer, B. R., Hawkins, M. R. S., Rapaport, M., Modolo, J., Lecampion, J. F.
Zdroj: Astronomy and Astrophysics; July 2007, Vol. 470 Issue: 1 p387-394, 8p
Abstrakt: Context.The status of 38 halo white dwarf candidates identified by Oppenheimer et al. (2001, Science, 292, 698) has been intensively discussed by various authors. In analyses undertaken to date, trigonometric parallaxes are crucial missing data. Distance measurements are mandatory to kinematically segregate halo object from disk objects and hence enable a more reliable estimate of the local density of halo dark matter residing in such objects.
Databáze: Supplemental Index