Title:
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Testing the initial-final mass relationship of white dwarfs
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Author:
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Catalán Ruiz, Silvia; Isern Vilaboy, Jordi; García-Berro Montilla, Enrique; Ribas Canudas, Ignasi
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Other authors:
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física Aplicada; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GAA - Grup d'Astronomia i Astrofísica |
Abstract:
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In this contribution we revisit the initial-final mass relationship of white dwarfs,
which links the mass of a white dwarf with that of its progenitor in the main-sequence. Although
this function is of paramount importance to several fields in modern astrophysics, it is still not
well constrained either from the theoretical or the observational points of view. We present here
a revision of the present semi-empirical initial-final mass relationship using all the available
data and including our recent results obtained from studying white dwarfs in common proper
motion pairs. We have also analyzed the results obtained so far to provide some clues on the
dependence of this relationship on metallicity. Finally, we have also performed an indirect test
of the initial-final mass relationship by studying its effect on the luminosity function and on the
mass distribution of white dwarfs. |
Abstract:
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Peer Reviewed |
Subject(s):
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física::Astronomia i astrofísica -White dwarf stars -Stars--Luminosity function -Estels nans |
Rights:
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ |
Document type:
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Article - Published version Article |
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