On the dissociation equilibrium of H2 in very cool, helium-rich white dwarf atmospheres

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 641, Issue 1 I, 2006, Pages 488-493

  Kowalski, Piotr M ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dense matter; Stars: atmospheres; White dwarfs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745315447     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/500358     Document Type: Article

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