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The White Dwarf Luminosity Function: The Shape of Things to Come
ASP Conference Series, Vol. 999, 2005
  • Ted von Hippel, University of Texas
  • M. Kilie, University of Texas
  • J. Munn, US Naval Observatory
  • K. Williams, Steward Observatory, University of Arizona
  • J. Libert, Steward Observatory, University of Arizona
  • D. E. Winget, University of Texas
  • T. S. Metcalfe, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
  • Et al.
Submitting Campus
Daytona Beach
Department
Physical Sciences
Document Type
Article
Publication/Presentation Date
10-30-2004
Abstract/Description

We describe a new survey for cool white dwarfs that supplements Sloan Digital Sky Survey photometry with USNO proper motions and followup spectroscopy. To date we have discovered and spectroscopically confirmed 80 new moderate temperature and cool white dwarfs. We have also found a handful of high-velocity white dwarfs and we expect a sizable fraction of these to be thick disk or possibly halo objects. Our survey is designed to find 104 new white dwarfs, although only 60 will be among the faintest white dwarfs (MV 16), where most of the age-sensitivity resides. We discuss an extension of our survey to V 22.

Location
Kiel, Germany
Number of Pages
5
Additional Information

Dr. von Hippel was not affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the time this paper was published.

Citation Information
Ted von Hippel, M. Kilie, J. Munn, K. Williams, et al.. "The White Dwarf Luminosity Function: The Shape of Things to Come" ASP Conference Series, Vol. 999, 2005 (2004)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ted-vonhippel/108/