The critical binary star separation for a planetary system origin of white dwarf pollution
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stx2141
Abstract: The atmospheres of between one quarter and one half of observed single white dwarfs in the Milky Way contain heavy element pollution from planetary debris. The pollution observed in white dwarfs in binary star systems… read more here.
Keywords: pollution; white dwarf; binary star; critical binary ... See more keywords
Kinetics of phase separation in thermally isolated critical binary fluids.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.103.062138
Abstract: Spinodal decomposition in a near-critical binary fluid is examined for experimental scenarios in which the liquid is quenched abruptly by changing the pressure and the subsequent phase separation occurs with no heat flow from the… read more here.
Keywords: critical binary; thermally isolated; phase separation; separation thermally ... See more keywords