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Investigating the Observational Progenitor Mass Gap in the White Dwarf Initial-Final Mass Relation. I. Cluster Census and Characterization of the First White Dwarfs in the Gap
David R. Miller, Jeremy Heyl, Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay
In recent years, Gaia has been the primary driver of the expansion of the white dwarf (WD) initial-final mass relation (IFMR) in open clusters. The increased sample size has highli…
Escaped White Dwarf Candidates from Open Clusters
Huahui Yan, David R. Miller, Jingkun Zhao +2
Observations reveal a pronounced deficit of white dwarfs (WDs) in open clusters (OCs) relative to theoretical expectations, suggesting that a significant fraction of WDs may have e…
The white dwarf population of open clusters and their tidal tails. Tracers of contamination and stellar interactions
Vikrant V. Jadhav, Pavel Kroupa, David R. Miller +3
The study uses Gaia DR3 data to identify white dwarfs linked to open clusters and their tidal tails, evaluates contamination rates, and compares the observed white dwarf population…
The White Dwarf Initial-Final Mass Relation from Open Clusters in Gaia DR3
David R. Miller, Ilaria Caiazzo, Jeremy Heyl +6
The initial-final mass relation (IFMR) links a star's birth mass to the mass of its white dwarf (WD) remnant, providing key constraints on stellar evolution. Open clusters offer th…
A half-ring of ionized circumstellar material trapped in the magnetosphere of a white dwarf merger remnant
Andrei A. Cristea, Ilaria Caiazzo, Tim Cunningham +31
Many white dwarfs are observed in compact double white dwarf binaries and, through the emission of gravitational waves, a large fraction are destined to merge. The merger remnants…