Abstract
We report results of a spectral monitoring campagne of the DAB white dwarf HS 0209+0832, for which helium line profile variations were reported earlier (Heber et al. 1997). This finding is confirmed by our discovery of a second epoch (October 1997) of unusually low helium line strength and of their subsequent recovery. The observed changes in line strength correspond to a variation of the (average) helium abundance by a factor of 2.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | In: Procs of the 12th European Workshop on White Dwarf Stars, ASP Conference Proceedings 226 |
Publisher | Astronomical Society of the Pacific |
Pages | 143-6 |
ISBN (Print) | 1-58381-058-7 |
Publication status | Published - 2001 |