Bibcode
Kilic, Mukremin; Brown, W. R.; Kenyon, S. J.; Allende Prieto, C.
Referencia bibliográfica
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #217, #423.02; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 43, 2011
Fecha de publicación:
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2011
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Descripción
Short period binary white dwarfs may merge within a Hubble time due to
gravitational wave radiation. We have begun a targeted survey to find
merging white dwarfs systems, and our first results have tripled the
number of known merging white dwarf systems. Our sample includes systems
with orbital periods as short as 1 hr and with merger times less than
100 Myr. We will discuss the characteristics of
this merger sample and potential links to Type Ia and underluminous
supernovae.