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Spectra of White-Dwarf Stars at Wavelengths < 3000 A: A Theoretical Perspective
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2016
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Astronomers studying objects outside the solar system first used the ultraviolet, extreme ultraviolet, and x-ray regions of the electromagnetic spectrum in the 1970s. The exploration of these wavelength regions has produced considerable improvements in our understanding of these objects. The achievements of x-ray astronomy are perhaps the best known. With the advance of satellite technology, other wavelength regions begin to play a role, and x-ray astronomy moves into the luminosity domain where quiescent as well as violent astrophysical processes can produce detectable amounts of radiation. This paper reviews the current state of our interpretation of white-dwarf stars at wavelengths less than 3000 A.
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- Colloquium Session II
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- International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 53: White Dwarfs and Variable Degenerate Stars , August 1979 , pp. 86 - 106
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- Copyright © The University of Rochester 1979
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