3 papers
astro-ph.SR2026
TESS Observations of Stochastic Low-frequency Variability in Extreme Helium Stars
Courtney L. Crawford, C. Simon Jeffery, May G. Pedersen +4
Extreme helium stars (EHes) are low-mass hydrogen-deficient stars thought to be the products of double white dwarf mergers. Despite prolonged ground-based observations, there is no…
astro-ph.SR2025
Oxygen Isotope Ratios in Hydrogen-Deficient Carbon Stars: A Correlation with Effective Temperature and Implications for White Dwarf Merger Outcomes
Advait Mehla, Mansi M. Kasliwal, Viraj Karambelkar +5
Hydrogen-deficient Carbon (HdC) stars are a class of supergiants with anomalous chemical compositions, suggesting that they are remnants of CO-He white dwarf (WD) mergers. This cla…
astro-ph.SR2025
A Comprehensive Study of the Dust Declines in R Coronae Borealis Stars
Courtney L. Crawford, Jamie Soon, Geoffrey C. Clayton +4
The R Coronae Borealis (RCB) variables are rare, hydrogen-deficient, carbon-rich supergiants known for large, erratic declines in brightness due to dust formation. Recently, the nu…