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ELM调查。II。12个双白矮星合并系统

The ELM Survey. II. Twelve Binary White Dwarf Merger Systems

Mukremin Kilic, Warren R. Brown, Carlos Allende Prieto, M. A. Agueros, Craig Heinke, S. J. Kenyon

摘要:

我们描述了斯隆数字巡天数据第4版和MMT超高速星巡天中对极低质量白矮星(ELM WDs,~0.2 Msol)的新径向速度和X射线观测。我们确定了四个新的短周期双星,包括两个合并系统。这些观测使我们调查中确定的短周期双星系统总数达到20个。在现有的光学测光、射电和X射线数据中,看不到主序星或中子星伴星。最有可能的是,他们的伴侣是一个人。由于引力波辐射,这些系统中的12个将在哈勃时间内合并。我们现在已经将已知的合并WD系统的数量增加了两倍。我们讨论了这种合并样本的特点和潜在的联系下发光超新星,极端氦星,AM CVn系统,和其他合并产品。我们提供了新的观测测试的WD质量周期分布和冷却模式ELM WD。我们还发现了一个新的形成通道的证据,通过两个低质量物体的二进制合并的单个低质量WD。

英文摘要:

We describe new radial velocity and X-ray observations of extremely low-mass white dwarfs (ELM WDs, ~0.2 Msol) in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 4 and the MMT Hypervelocity Star survey. We identify four new short period binaries, including two merger systems. These observations bring the total number of short period binary systems identified in our survey to 20. No main-sequence or neutron star companions are visible in the available optical photometry, radio, and X-ray data. Thus, the companions are most likely WDs. Twelve of these systems will merge within a Hubble time due to gravitational wave radiation. We have now tripled the number of known merging WD systems. We discuss the characteristics of this merger sample and potential links to underluminous supernovae, extreme helium stars, AM CVn systems, and other merger products. We provide new observational tests of the WD mass-period distribution and cooling models for ELM WDs. We also find evidence for a new formation channel for single low-mass WDs through binary mergers of two lower mass objects.

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