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White Dwarf Core Composition

White Dwarf Core Composition is a scientific construct that specifies the elemental and isotopic makeup of the dense, degenerate interior region of a white dwarf star, distinguishing it from atmospheric and envelope compositions by reflecting the remnant nuclear burning products and subsequent gravitational settling processes of stellar evolution.

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Nucleosynthesis in Classical Novae: CO versus ONe White Dwarfs

J. José, M. Hernanz · The Astrophysical Journal · 1998 · 488 citations · Full text

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On the Theory of White Dwarf Stars: I. The Energy Sources of White Dwarfs

L. Mestel · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1952 · 306 citations

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Circumstellar debris and pollution at white dwarf stars

New Astronomy Reviews · 2016 · 249 citations · Full text

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Hot accreting white dwarfs in the quasi-static approximation

Jr. Iben I. · The Astrophysical Journal · 1982 · 224 citations

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Carbon pollution in helium-rich white dwarf atmospheres Time-dependent calculations of the dredge-up process

C. Pelletier, G. Fontaine, F. Wesemaël et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 1986 · 160 citations

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Authors

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  1. LG
    L. G. Althaus

    Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina

    7 publications · 216 citations

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  2. GF
    G. Fontaine

    Université de Montréal, Canada

    7 publications · 388 citations

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  3. PB
    P. Brassard

    Université de Montréal, Canada

    6 publications · 479 citations

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  4. AB
    Amy Bonsor

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 268 citations

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  5. DK
    D. Koester

    Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany

    5 publications · 168 citations

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137

  1. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

    Barcelona, Spain

    12 h-index

    33 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya

    Castelldefels, Spain

    11 h-index

    30 publications

    1.7K citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    20 publications

    1K citations

  4. Université de Montréal

    Montreal, Canada

    9 h-index

    18 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    9 h-index

    27 publications

    893 citations

  6. Universidad Nacional de La Plata

    La Plata, Argentina

    8 h-index

    25 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. University of Warwick

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    22 publications

    1.7K citations

  8. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    508 citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 40 publications · 2.7K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    10 publications · 373 citations

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    6 publications · 247 citations

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  5. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

    Repository · 4 publications · 166 citations

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