Probe for Type Ia supernova progenitor in decihertz gravitational wave astronomy

Abstract

It is generally believed that Type Ia supernovae are thermonuclear explosions of carbon-oxygen white dwarfs (WDs). However, there is currently no consensus regarding the events leading to the explosion. A binary WD (WD-WD) merger is a possible progenitor of Type Ia supernovae. Space-based gravitational wave (GW) detectors with considerable sensitivity in the deci-Hz range such as the DECi-hertz Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory (DECIGO) can observe WD-WD mergers directly. Therefore, access to the deci-Hz band of GWs would enable multi-messenger observations of Type Ia supernovae to determine their progenitor and explosion mechanism. In this paper, we consider the event rate of WD-WD mergers and minimum detection range to observe one WD-WD merger per year, using a nearby galaxy catalog and the relation between the Ia supernova and host galaxy. Furthermore, we calculate DECIGO's ability to localize WD-WD mergers and to determine the masses of binary mergers. We estimate that the deci-Hz GW observatory can detect GWs with amplitudes $h\sim 10^{-20}[\mathrm{H}{\mathrm{z}}^{-1/2}]$ at 0.01-0.1 Hz, which is 1000 times higher than the detection limit of DECIGO. Assuming progenitors of Ia supernovae are merging WD-WD ($1M_{\odot }-0.8M_{\odot }$), DECIGO is expected to detect 6600 WD-WD mergers within $z=0.08$, and identify the host galaxy of such WD-WD mergers within $z\sim 0.065$ using GW detection alone.

Accepted to ApJ. comments welcome

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