Evolutionary timescale of the pulsating white dwarf G117-B15A: The most stable optical clock known

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 534, Issue 2 PART 2, 2000, Pages

  Kepler, S O ^a   Mukadam, Anjum ^b   Winget, D E ^b   Nather, R E ^b   Metcalfe, T S ^b   Reed, M D ^c   Kawaler, S D ^c   Bradley, Paul A ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Stars: evolution; Stars: individual (G117 B15A); Stars: oscillations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034630571     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/312664     Document Type: Article

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