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American Astronomical Society, Astrophysical Journal, 2(757), p. 177, 2012

DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/757/2/177

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Seismology of a massive pulsating hydrogen atmosphere white dwarf

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Abstract

We report our observations of the new pulsating hydrogen atmosphere white dwarf SDSS J132350.28+010304.22. We discovered periodic photometric variations in frequency and amplitude that are commensurate with nonradial g-mode pulsations in ZZ Ceti stars. This, along with estimates for the star's temperature and gravity, establishes it as a massive ZZ Ceti star. We used time-series photometric observations with the 4.1 m SOAR Telescope, complemented by contemporary McDonald Observatory 2.1 m data, to discover the photometric variability. The light curve of SDSS J132350.28+010304.22 shows at least nine detectable frequencies. We used these frequencies to make an asteroseismic determination of the total mass and effective temperature of the star: M sstarf = 0.88 ± 0.02 M sun and T eff = 12, 100 ± 140 K. These values are consistent with those derived from the optical spectra and photometric colors.