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An unsuccessful search for white dwarf companions to nearby main sequence stars

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Many of the nearest white dwarf stars (e.g., Sirius B and Procyon B) are in such binaries and would have remained undiscovered if they were even a little bit further away. White dwarfs which are sufficiently hot (T(eff) > 10,000 K) would, if present in binary systems with a relatively cool (F, G, K, or M) main-sequence secondary, be visible in IUE images as a hot companion to the main sequence star. We systematically examined 318 IUE images of 280 different G, K, and M stars which had been observed for other purposes.No previously undiscovered white dwarf stars were found.

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  1. Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Delaware, 19716, Newark, Delaware

    Harry L. Shipman & Jeanne Geczi

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Shipman, H.L., Geczi, J. (1989). An unsuccessful search for white dwarf companions to nearby main sequence stars. In: Wegner, G. (eds) White Dwarfs. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 328. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-51031-1_304

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