Hubble Space Telescope ultraviolet spectroscopy of the hottest known helium-rich pre-white dwarf KPD0005+5106
arXiv:1509.08938 · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201527212
Abstract
We present a model-atmosphere analysis of ultraviolet echelle spectra of KPD0005+5106 taken with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph aboard the Hubble Space Telescope. The star is the hottest known pre-white dwarf (Teff = 200,000+-20,000 K, log g = 6.7+-0.3; Wassermann et al. 2010). Its atmosphere is composed of helium with trace amounts of metals. It is of the so-called O(He) spectral type that comprises very hot helium-rich pre-white dwarfs whose origin is debated. From neon and silicon ionisation balances, we derive tighter constraints on the effective temperature (195,000+-15,000 K) and improve previous abundance determinations of these elements. We confirm the idea that KPD0005+5106 is the descendant of an R Coronae Borealis (RCB) star and, hence, is the outcome of a binary-white dwarf merger. We discuss the relation of KPD0005+5106 to other O(He) and RCB stars.
Accepted for publication in A&A
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