The initial-final mass relation for white dwarfs and their progenitors: The number-mass distribution of white dwarfs

Aydin C., ÖZDEMİR S., Guseinov O. H., Özel M. E., Tagieva S.

Turkish Journal of Physics, cilt.20, sa.10, ss.1149-1159, 1996 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 1996
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Physics
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1149-1159
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

On the basis of available data on white dwarfs (WDs) in open clusters (OC) and on masses of field WDs, the initial-final mass relation has been constructed. We have analyzed the turn-off mass values of OCs and cooling times of WDs. Special attention was paid to the problems of asymptotic values of initial-final mass relation. We obtained the number-mass distribution of WDs in the limits of observed and theoretical uncertainties. It shows good agreement with the observed number-mass distributions published. © TÜBİTAK.