Circumstellar debris and pollution at white dwarf stars
J Farihi - New Astronomy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Circumstellar disks of planetary debris are now known or suspected to closely orbit
hundreds of white dwarf stars. To date, both data and theory support disks that are entirely …
hundreds of white dwarf stars. To date, both data and theory support disks that are entirely …
Post-main-sequence planetary system evolution
D Veras - Royal Society Open Science, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The fates of planetary systems provide unassailable insights into their formation and
represent rich cross-disciplinary dynamical laboratories. Mounting observations of post-main …
represent rich cross-disciplinary dynamical laboratories. Mounting observations of post-main …
Gaia Data Release 3-Stellar multiplicity, a teaser for the hidden treasure
F Arenou, C Babusiaux, MA Barstow, S Faigler… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. The Gaia DR3 catalogue contains, for the first time, about 800 000 solutions with
either orbital elements or trend parameters for astrometric, spectroscopic, and eclipsing …
either orbital elements or trend parameters for astrometric, spectroscopic, and eclipsing …
The frequency of planetary debris around young white dwarfs
D Koester, BT Gänsicke, J Farihi - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2014 - aanda.org
Context. Heavy metals in the atmospheres of white dwarfs are thought in many cases to be
accreted from a circumstellar debris disk, which was formed by the tidal disruption of a rocky …
accreted from a circumstellar debris disk, which was formed by the tidal disruption of a rocky …
JWST directly images giant planet candidates around two metal-polluted white dwarf stars
We report the discovery of two directly imaged, giant planet candidates orbiting the metal-
rich, hydrogen atmosphere white dwarfs WD 1202− 232 and WD 2105− 82. JWST's Mid …
rich, hydrogen atmosphere white dwarfs WD 1202− 232 and WD 2105− 82. JWST's Mid …
I spy transits and pulsations: empirical variability in white dwarfs using Gaia and the Zwicky Transient Facility
JA Guidry, ZP Vanderbosch, JJ Hermes… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a novel method to detect variable astrophysical objects and transient
phenomena using anomalous excess scatter in repeated measurements from public …
phenomena using anomalous excess scatter in repeated measurements from public …
Extrasolar cosmochemistry
M Jura, ED Young - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Evidence is now compelling that elements heavier than helium in many white dwarf
atmospheres have accumulated by accretion from orbiting rocky bodies, often larger than …
atmospheres have accumulated by accretion from orbiting rocky bodies, often larger than …
The chemical diversity of exo-terrestrial planetary debris around white dwarfs
BT Gänsicke, D Koester, J Farihi… - Monthly Notices of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Abstract We present Hubble Space Telescope (HST) ultraviolet spectroscopy of the white
dwarfs PG 0843+ 516, PG 1015+ 161, SDSS 1228+ 1040, and GALEX 1931+ 0117, which …
dwarfs PG 0843+ 516, PG 1015+ 161, SDSS 1228+ 1040, and GALEX 1931+ 0117, which …
Cool DZ white dwarfs II: compositions and evolution of old remnant planetary systems
MA Hollands, BT Gänsicke… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
In a previous study, we analysed the spectra of 230 cool (T eff< 9000 K) white dwarfs
exhibiting strong metal contamination, measuring abundances for Ca, Mg, Fe and in some …
exhibiting strong metal contamination, measuring abundances for Ca, Mg, Fe and in some …
A white dwarf with transiting circumstellar material far outside the Roche limit
Z Vanderbosch, JJ Hermes, E Dennihy… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the discovery of a white dwarf exhibiting deep, irregularly shaped transits,
indicative of circumstellar planetary debris. Using Zwicky Transient Facility DR2 photometry …
indicative of circumstellar planetary debris. Using Zwicky Transient Facility DR2 photometry …