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盖亚和泛星足迹中冷白矮星的分光光度分析

A Spectro-photometric Analysis of Cool White Dwarfs in the Gaia and Pan-STARRS Footprint

Alexandre Caron, Pierre Bergeron, Simon Blouin, Sandy K. Leggett

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Accepted for publication in MNRAS (21 pages, 20 figures)
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摘要：

我们提出了一个分光光度分析的2880冷白矮星在100 pc的太阳和低于Teff = 10,000 K，灰色泛星测光和盖亚三角视差可用。我们还补充我们的数据集与近红外JHK测光，当可用时，这是必不可少的解释最冷的白矮星在我们的样本。我们使用适合于每种光谱类型的最先进的模型大气对每个物体进行详细的分析，包括DA，DC，DQ，DZ，富He DA和所谓的IR微弱白矮星。我们讨论了每个子样本的温度和质量分布，以及重温冷白矮星的光谱演化。我们在我们的样本中发现很少的证据表明，通过Teff = 10，000 K和6500 K之间的对流混合过程，大部分DA星转化为He-大气层白矮星，尽管在Teff = 6500 - 5500 K的范围内情况发生了巨大的变化，其中He-大气层白矮星的比例达到45%。然而，我们也提供了强有力的证据，在更冷的温度（Teff < 5200 K），大多数DC白矮星有H大气。我们讨论了一个可能的机制来解释这种突然的转变，从他-到H-大气白矮星涉及的发病结晶和磁性的发生。最后，我们还认为，DQ，DZ，和DC白矮星可能会形成一个更均匀的人口比以前认为的。

英文摘要：

We present a spectro-photometric analysis of 2880 cool white dwarfs within 100 pc of the Sun and cooler than Teff = 10,000 K, with grizy Pan-STARRS photometry and Gaia trigonometric parallaxes available. We also supplement our data sets with near-infrared JHK photometry, when available, which is shown to be essential for interpreting the coolest white dwarfs in our sample. We perform a detailed analysis of each individual object using state-of-the-art model atmospheres appropriate for each spectral type including DA, DC, DQ, DZ, He-rich DA, and the so-called IR-faint white dwarfs. We discuss the temperature and mass distributions of each subsample, as well as revisit the spectral evolution of cool white dwarfs. We find little evidence in our sample for the transformation of a significant fraction of DA stars into He-atmosphere white dwarfs through the process of convective mixing between Teff = 10,000 K and 6500 K, although the situation changes drastically in the range Teff = 6500 - 5500 K where the fraction of He-atmosphere white dwarfs reaches 45%. However, we also provide strong evidence that at even cooler temperatures (Teff < 5200 K), most DC white dwarfs have H atmospheres. We discuss a possible mechanism to account for this sudden transformation from He- to H-atmosphere white dwarfs involving the onset of crystallization and the occurrence of magnetism. Finally, we also argue that DQ, DZ, and DC white dwarfs may form a more homogeneous population than previously believed.

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