Have you ever heard of a pure carbon Star?

Question

I recently came across this article of a newly discovered pure carbon star on universe today, anyone else heard of this discovery ? check the link,,



http://www.universetoday.com/2007/11/26/pure-carbon-stars-discovered/

I want to add that the core is pure carbon and not the entire star.. my mistake

yes Amman, thats my only question dude,, just wondered how far this has made it into the reaches of astronomy,,thanks

Answer 1

That was a blast from the past for me. I almost forgot about those. Yes, I believe many white dwarfs have cores they believe are carbon because that would be the highest element that could be synthesized in stars in a certain range of mass.

And because of the pressures involved, I wonder if these might actually be planet-sized diamonds, in the cooler white dwarfs.

Answer 2

science is full of these 'theoretical' things, but you and i know that the universe works by Murphy's Law.

once it gets up there in % of carbon, the fusion would just fall apart.

nothing is pure but my sweet Irish mommie.

Answer 3

Yes.

Was that your only question?