2 papers
astro-ph2002
Sinking of Ne-22 in Liquid White Dwarf Interiors
Christopher J. Deloye, Lars Bildsten
We assess the impact of the trace element Ne-22 on the cooling and seismology of a liquid C/O white dwarf (WD). Due to this element's neutron excess, it sinks towards the interior…
astro-ph2002
Internal Conditions of Accreting White Dwarfs
Lars Bildsten, Dean M. Townsley
We explain the physics of compressional heating of the deep interior of an accreting white dwarf (WD) at accretion rates low enough so that the accumulated hydrogen burns unstably…