An All-sky Survey of White Dwarf Merger Remnants: Far-Ultraviolet Is the Key

The majority of merging white dwarfs leave behind a white dwarf remnant. Hot/warm DQ white dwarfs with carbon-rich atmospheres have high masses and unusual kinematics. All evidence points to a merger origin. Here, we demonstrate that far-UV (FUV) and optical photometry provides an efficient way to i...

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Main Authors: Mukremin Kilic, Pierre Bergeron, Warren R. Brown, Simon Blouin, Gracyn Jewett, Adam Moss, Patrick Dufour, Olivier Vincent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adf1a4
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