The initial-final mass relation for white dwarfs and their progenitors: The number-mass distribution of white dwarfs
Turkish Journal of Physics, cilt.20, sa.10, ss.1149-1159, 1996 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- 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.