Constraints on Remnant Planetary Systems as a Function of Main-Sequence Mass with HST/COS

Lou Baya Ould Rouis, J. J. Hermes, Boris T. Gänsicke +8

As the descendants of stars with masses less than 8 M${}_{\odot }$ on the main sequence, white dwarfs provide a unique way to constrain planetary occurrence around intermediate-mass s…