Axion cooling of white dwarfs
classification
🌌 astro-ph.SR
keywords
whiteaxiondwarfsfunctionluminosityprocessstarsconstrained
read the original abstract
The evolution of white dwarfs is a simple gravothermal process. This process can be tested in two ways, through the luminosity function of these stars and through the secular variation of the period of pulsation of those stars that are variable. Here we show how the mass of the axion can be constrained using the white dwarf luminosity function.
This paper has not been read by Pith yet.
discussion (0)
Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.