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An irradiated brown-dwarf companion to an accreting white dwarf

Authors :
Santisteban, Juan V. Hernandez
Knigge, Christian
Littlefair, Stuart P.
Breton, Rene P.
Dhillon, Vikram S.
Gansicke, Boris T.
Marsh, Thomas R.
Pretorius, Magaretha L.
Southworth, John
Hauschildt, Peter H.
Source :
Nature. May 19, 2016, p366, 6 p.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

Interacting compact binary systems provide a natural laboratory in which to study irradiated substellar objects. As the mass-losing secondary (donor) in these systems makes a transition from the stellar to [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00280836
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Nature
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.453506229