Binary population synthesis

ZW Han, HW Ge, XF Chen… - Research in Astronomy …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Binary interactions lead to the formation of intriguing objects, such as compact binaries,
supernovae, gamma ray bursts, X-ray binaries, pulsars, novae, cataclysmic variables, hot …

White dwarf binaries suggest a common envelope efficiency α∼ 1/3

P Scherbak, J Fuller - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Common envelope (CE) evolution, which is crucial in creating short-period binaries and
associated astrophysical events, can be constrained by reverse modelling of such binaries' …

The ELM survey. VIII. Ninety-eight double white dwarf binaries

WR Brown, M Kilic, A Kosakowski… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the final sample of 98 detached double white dwarf (WD) binaries found in the
Extremely Low Mass (ELM) Survey, a spectroscopic survey targeting< 0.3 M⊙ He-core WDs …

White dwarf–main-sequence binaries from Gaia EDR3: the unresolved 100 pc volume-limited sample

A Rebassa-Mansergas, E Solano… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We use the data provided by the Gaia Early Data Release 3 to search for a highly complete
volume-limited sample of unresolved binaries consisting of a white dwarf and a main …

The DBL Survey I: discovery of 34 double-lined double white dwarf binaries

J Munday, I Pelisoli, PE Tremblay… - Monthly Notices of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
We present the first discoveries of the double-lined double white dwarf (DBL) survey that
targets overluminous sources with respect to the canonical white dwarf cooling sequence …

The ELM survey. IX. A complete sample of low-mass white dwarf binaries in the SDSS footprint

WR Brown, M Kilic, A Kosakowski… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the discovery of 17 double white dwarf (WD) binaries from our ongoing search
for extremely low mass (ELM)< 0.3 M⊙ WDs, objects that form from binary evolution. Gaia …

Birth of the ELMs: a ZTF survey for evolved cataclysmic variables turning into extremely low-mass white dwarfs

K El-Badry, HW Rix, E Quataert… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We present a systematic survey for mass-transferring and recently detached cataclysmic
variables (CVs) with evolved secondaries, which are progenitors of extremely low mass …

Milky Way white dwarfs as sub-GeV to multi-TeV dark matter detectors

JF Acevedo, RK Leane… - Journal of Cosmology …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract We show that Milky Way white dwarfs are excellent targets for dark matter (DM)
detection. Using Fermi and HESS Galactic center gamma-ray data, we investigate sensitivity …

White dwarf and subdwarf stars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey data release 14

SO Kepler, I Pelisoli, D Koester, N Reindl… - Monthly Notices of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
White dwarfs carry information on the structure and evolution of the Galaxy, especially
through their luminosity function and initial-to-final mass relation. Very cool white dwarfs …

The ELM Survey South. II. Two Dozen New Low-mass White Dwarf Binaries

A Kosakowski, WR Brown, M Kilic… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the results from our ongoing spectroscopic survey targeting low-mass white
dwarf binaries, focusing on the southern sky. We used a Gaia DR2-and eDR3-based …