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The infrared excess from the white dwarf star G29-38: A brown dwarf of dust?

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The recently-observed infrared excess from the white dwarf star G29-38 is shown to be better fitted by a model involving organic dust grains, than one involving a brown-dwarf companion star.

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  1. Department of Applied Mathematics and Astronomy, University College, Cardiff, Wales

    N. C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle & S. Al-Mufti

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Wickramasinghe, N.C., Hoyle, F. & Al-Mufti, S. The infrared excess from the white dwarf star G29-38: A brown dwarf of dust?. Astrophys Space Sci 143, 193–197 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00636767

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