Bibcode
Curd, B.; Gianninas, A.; Bell, K. J.; Kilic, M.; Romero, A. D.; Allende Prieto, C.; Winget, D. E.; Winget, K. I.
Bibliographical reference
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 468, Issue 1, p.239-249
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2017
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30
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Description
We report the discovery of four massive (M > 0.8 M⊙)
ZZ Ceti white dwarfs, including an ultramassive 1.16 M⊙
star. We obtained ground-based, time series photometry for 13 white
dwarfs from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7 and Data Release
10 whose atmospheric parameters place them within the ZZ Ceti
instability strip. We detect monoperiodic pulsations in three of our
targets (J1015, J1554 and J2038) and identify three periods of pulsation
in J0840 (173, 327 and 797 s). Fourier analysis of the remaining nine
objects does not indicate variability above the 4 detection
threshold. Our preliminary asteroseismic analysis of J0840 yields a
stellar mass M = 1.14 ± 0.01 M⊙, hydrogen and
helium envelope masses of MH = 5.8 × 10-7
M⊙ and MHe = 4.5 × 10-4
M⊙ and an expected core crystallized mass ratio of 50-70
per cent. J1015, J1554 and J2038 have masses in the range 0.84-0.91
M⊙ and are expected to have a CO core; however, the core
of J0840 could consist of highly crystallized CO or ONeMg given its high
mass. These newly discovered massive pulsators represent a significant
increase in the number of known ZZ Ceti white dwarfs with mass M >
0.85 M⊙, and detailed asteroseismic modelling of J0840
will allow for significant tests of crystallization theory in CO and
ONeMg core white dwarfs.
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