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Stellar Archaeology with Gaia: The Galactic White Dwarf Population

Authors :
Gänsicke, B.
Tremblay, P.
Barstow, M.
Bono, G.
Burleigh, M.
Casewell, S.
Dhillon, V.
Farihi, J.
Garcia-Berro, E.
Geier, S.
Gentile-Fusillo, N.
Hermes, J.
Hollands, M.
Istrate, A.
Knigge, C.
Manser, C.
Marsh, T.
Nelemans, G.A.
Pala, A.
Raddi, R.
Tauris, T.
Toloza, O.
Veras, D.
Werner, K.
Barcells, M.
Trager, S.
Skillen, I.
Skillen, I.
Source :
NASA Astrophysics Data System, CIÊNCIAVITAE, Skillen, I. (ed.), Multi-Object Spectroscopy in the Next Decade: Big Questions, Large Surveys, and Wide Fields, Teatro Circo de Marte, Santa Cruz de La Palma Canary Islands, Spain 2–6 March 2015, pp. 159-159, Publons, Skillen, I. (ed.), Multi-Object Spectroscopy in the Next Decade: Big Questions, Large Surveys, and Wide Fields, Teatro Circo de Marte, Santa Cruz de La Palma Canary Islands, Spain 2–6 March 2015, 159-159. S.l. : Astronomical Society of the Pacific, STARTPAGE=159;ENDPAGE=159;ISSN=1050-3390;TITLE=Skillen, I. (ed.), Multi-Object Spectroscopy in the Next Decade: Big Questions, Large Surveys, and Wide Fields, Teatro Circo de Marte, Santa Cruz de La Palma Canary Islands, Spain 2–6 March 2015

Abstract

Gaia will identify several 1e5 white dwarfs, most of which will be in the solar neighborhood at distances of a few hundred parsecs. Ground-based optical follow-up spectroscopy of this sample of stellar remnants is essential to unlock the enormous scientific potential it holds for our understanding of stellar evolution, and the Galactic formation history of both stars and planets.<br />Summary of a talk at the 'Multi-Object Spectroscopy in the Next Decade' conference in La Palma, March 2015, to be published in ASP Conference Series (editors Ian Skillen & Scott Trager)

Subjects

Subjects :
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Astronomy
FOS: Physical sciences
Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics
Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics

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ISSN :
10503390
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
NASA Astrophysics Data System, CIÊNCIAVITAE, Skillen, I. (ed.), Multi-Object Spectroscopy in the Next Decade: Big Questions, Large Surveys, and Wide Fields, Teatro Circo de Marte, Santa Cruz de La Palma Canary Islands, Spain 2–6 March 2015, pp. 159-159, Publons, Skillen, I. (ed.), Multi-Object Spectroscopy in the Next Decade: Big Questions, Large Surveys, and Wide Fields, Teatro Circo de Marte, Santa Cruz de La Palma Canary Islands, Spain 2–6 March 2015, 159-159. S.l. : Astronomical Society of the Pacific, STARTPAGE=159;ENDPAGE=159;ISSN=1050-3390;TITLE=Skillen, I. (ed.), Multi-Object Spectroscopy in the Next Decade: Big Questions, Large Surveys, and Wide Fields, Teatro Circo de Marte, Santa Cruz de La Palma Canary Islands, Spain 2–6 March 2015
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