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Evolutionary Models for the Remnant of the Merger of Two Carbon-Oxygen Core White Dwarfs
The Astrophysical Journal ( IF 4.9 ) Pub Date : 2021-01-06 , DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/abc87e
Josiah Schwab

We construct evolutionary models of the remnant of the merger of two carbon-oxygen (CO) core white dwarfs (WDs). With total masses in the range $1-2 {\rm M_\odot}$, these remnants may either leave behind a single massive WD or undergo a merger-induced collapse to a neutron star (NS). On the way to their final fate, these objects generally experience a $\sim 10$ kyr luminous giant phase, which may be extended if sufficient helium remains to set up a stable shell-burning configuration. The uncertain, but likely significant, mass loss rate during this phase influences the final remnant mass and fate (WD or NS). We find that the initial CO core composition of the WD is converted to oxygen-neon (ONe) in remnants with final masses $\gtrsim 1.05 {\rm M_\odot}$. This implies that the CO core / ONe core transition in single WDs formed via mergers occurs at a similar mass as in WDs descended from single stars, and thus that WD-WD mergers do not naturally provide a route to producing ultra-massive CO-core WDs. As the remnant contracts towards a compact configuration, it experiences a "bottleneck" that sets the characteristic total angular momentum that can be retained. This limit predicts single WDs formed from WD-WD mergers have rotational periods of $\approx 10-20$ min on the WD cooling track. Similarly, it predicts remnants that collapse can form NSs with rotational periods $\sim 10$ ms.

中文翻译:

两颗碳氧核白矮星合并后残余物的演化模型

我们构建了两个碳氧 (CO) 核心白矮星 (WD) 合并残余物的演化模型。总质量在 $1-2 {\rm M_\odot}$ 范围内,这些残余物可能会留下一个单一的大质量WD,或者经历合并引起的坍缩成中子星(NS)。在通往最终命运的道路上,这些物体通常会经历一个 $\sim 10$ kyr 发光巨相,如果有足够的氦气来建立稳定的壳燃烧配置,那么这个巨相可能会延长。这一阶段不确定但可能很重要的质量损失率会影响最终残余质量和命运(WD 或 NS)。我们发现 WD 的初始 CO 核心成分在残余物中转化为氧 - 氖(ONe),最终质量为 $\gtrsim 1.05 {\rm M_\odot}$。这意味着通过合并形成的单个 WD 中的 CO 核 / ONe 核转变的质量与从单颗恒星产生的 WD 中发生的质量相似,因此 WD-WD 合并并不能自然地提供产生超大质量 CO 核的途径WD。当残余向紧凑配置收缩时,它会遇到一个“瓶颈”,该“瓶颈”设定了可以保留的特征总角动量。这个限制预测由 WD-WD 合并形成的单个 WDs 在 WD 冷却轨道上的旋转周期为 $\approximate 10-20 $ min。类似地,它预测坍塌的残余物可以形成旋转周期为 $\sim 10 $ ms 的 NS。它经历了一个“瓶颈”,它设定了可以保留的特征总角动量。这个限制预测由 WD-WD 合并形成的单个 WDs 在 WD 冷却轨道上的旋转周期为 $\approximate 10-20 $ min。类似地,它预测坍塌的残余物可以形成旋转周期为 $\sim 10 $ ms 的 NS。它经历了一个“瓶颈”,它设定了可以保留的特征总角动量。这个限制预测由 WD-WD 合并形成的单个 WDs 在 WD 冷却轨道上的旋转周期为 $\approximate 10-20 $ min。类似地,它预测坍塌的残余物可以形成旋转周期为 $\sim 10 $ ms 的 NS。
更新日期:2021-01-06
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