The separation distribution and merger rate of double white dwarfs: improved constraints
Abstract We obtain new and precise information on the double white dwarf (DWD) population and on its gravitational-wave-driven merger rate by combining the constraints on the DWD population from two previous studies on radial velocity variation. One of the studies is based on a sample of white dwarf...
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Published in: | Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2018-05, Vol.476 (2), p.2584-2590 |
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Language: | eng |
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We obtain new and precise information on the double white dwarf (DWD) population and on its gravitational-wave-driven merger rate by combining the constraints on the DWD population from two previous studies on radial velocity variation. One of the studies is based on a sample of white dwarfs (WDs) from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS, which with its low spectral resolution probes systems at separations a |
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ISSN: | 0035-8711 1365-2966 |