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EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume 43, 2013
40th Liège International Astrophysical Colloquium. Ageing Low Mass Stars: From Red Giants to White Dwarfs
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Article Number | 05009 | |
Number of page(s) | 3 | |
Section | White Dwarfs | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134305009 | |
Published online | 21 March 2013 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134305009
Asteroseismology of pulsating DA white dwarfs with fully evolutionary models
Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
a e-mail: aromero@fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar
We present a new approach for asteroseismology of DA white dwarfs that consists in the employment of a large set of non-static, physically sound, fully evolutionary models representative of these stars. We already have applied this approach with success to pulsating PG1159 stars (GW Vir variables). Our white dwarf models, which cover a wide range of stellar masses, effective temperatures, and envelope thicknesses, are the result of fully evolutionary computations that take into account the complete history of the progenitor stars from the ZAMS. In particular, the models are characterized by self-consistent chemical structures from the centre to the surface, a crucial aspect of white dwarf asteroseismology. We apply this approach to an ensemble of 44 bright DAV (ZZ Ceti) stars.
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