Absolute proper motions to B ∼ 22.5. IV. Faint, low-velocity white dwarfs and the white dwarf population density law

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 569, Issue 1 I, 2002, Pages 432-445

  Majewski, S R ^a   Siegel, M H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b STScI   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxy: disk; Galaxy: structure; White dwarfs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009835368     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/339168     Document Type: Review

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