2004A&A...424..657W

We present high-resolution VLT spectra of a new helium-rich DO white dwarf (HE 1314+0018) and a new PG 1159 star (HE 1429-1209), which we identified in the ESO SPY survey. We performed NLTE model atmosphere analyses and found that the PG 1159 star is a low-gravity, extremely hot (T_eff=160000K, logg=6) star, having a carbon-helium dominated atmosphere with considerable amounts of oxygen and neon (He=38%, C=54%, O=6%, Ne=2% by mass). It is located within the planetary nebula nuclei instability strip, hence, future searches for an associated PN as well as for stellar pulsations might be successful. The DO white dwarf is a unique object. From the relative strength of neutral and ionized helium lines we found T_eff≃60000K, however, the HeII lines are extraordinarily strong and cannot be fitted by any model. Similar problems were encountered with hot subdwarfs and white dwarfs showing signatures of a super-hot wind. The reason is unknown.