12 papers
A Detailed Model Atmosphere Analysis of Cool White Dwarfs in DESI DR1
Mukremin Kilic, Pierre Bergeron, Simon Blouin +9
We present a detailed model atmosphere analysis of cool white dwarfs in the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument Data Release 1 (DESI DR1). Our sample includes 25,642 unique target…
A Detailed Model Atmosphere Analysis of Hot White Dwarfs in DESI DR1
Mukremin Kilic, Pierre Bergeron, Adam Moss +6
We present a detailed model atmosphere analysis of hot white dwarfs in the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Data Release 1. Our sample includes 19,321 unique targets wit…
White Dwarf Merger Remnants with Cooling Delays on the Q Branch Lack Strong Magnetism
Lou Baya Ould Rouis, J. J. Hermes, Joseph A. Guidry +8
A population of anomalous ultra-massive white dwarfs discovered with Gaia, often referred to as the Q branch, show high (multi-Gyr) cooling delays produced by exotic physical mecha…
Multiperiodic pulsations of the unique DAQ white dwarf J0551+4135: insights into a merger remnant
Murat Uzundag, Mukremin Kilic, Francisco C. De Gerónimo +7
2MASS J05513444+4135297 (herafter J0551+4135) is the only pulsating DAQ white dwarf known with a carbon and hydrogen atmosphere. Its unusual atmospheric composition and kinematics…
The ZZ Ceti Instability Strip for The Most Massive White Dwarf Pulsators
Gracyn Jewett, Mukremin Kilic, Adam Moss +10
We present time-series photometry of 31 massive DA white dwarfs with within the ZZ Ceti instability strip from the Montreal White Dwarf Database 100 pc sampl…
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS: discovery and physical description
Bryce T. Bolin, Matthew Belyakov, Christoffer Fremling +18
We describe the physical characteristics of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, discovered on 2025 July 1 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System. The comet has eccentricity,…