no code implementations • 7 Aug 2020 • María E. Camisassa, Leandro G. Althaus, Santiago Torres, Alejandro H. Córsico, Sihao Cheng, Alberto Rebassa-Mansergas
In this study we find that the energy released by $^{22}$Ne sedimentation in the deep interior of ultramassive white dwarfs with CO cores and high $^{22}$Ne content is consistent with the long cooling delay of these stellar remnants.
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics