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Evolutionary Timescale of the DAV G117-B15A: The Most Stable Optical Clock Known

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arxiv astro-ph/0003478 v1 pith:BA4KYCCU submitted 2000-03-31 astro-ph

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We observe G117-B15A, the most precise optical clock known, to measure the rate of change of the main pulsation period of this blue-edge DAV white dwarf. Even though the obtained value is only within 1 sigma, Pdot = (2.3 +/- 1.4) x 10^{-15} s/s, it is already constraining the evolutionary timescale of this cooling white dwarf star.

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