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The 40 pc sample of white dwarfs from Gaia.

Authors :
O'Brien, Mairi W
Tremblay, P-E
Klein, B L
Koester, D
Melis, C
Bédard, A
Cukanovaite, E
Cunningham, T
Doyle, A E
Gänsicke, B T
Gentile Fusillo, N P
Hollands, M A
McCleery, J
Pelisoli, I
Toonen, S
Weinberger, A J
Zuckerman, B
Source :
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society; Jan2024, Vol. 527 Issue 3, p8687-8705, 19p
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

We present a comprehensive overview of a volume-complete sample of white dwarfs located within 40 pc of the Sun, a significant proportion of which were detected in Gaia Data Release 3 (DR3). Our DR3 sample contains 1076 spectroscopically confirmed white dwarfs, with just five candidates within the volume remaining unconfirmed (> 99 per cent spectroscopic completeness). Additionally, 28 white dwarfs were not in our initial selection from Gaia DR3, most of which are in unresolved binaries. We use Gaia DR3 photometry and astrometry to determine a uniform set of white dwarf parameters, including mass, effective temperature, and cooling age. We assess the demographics of the 40 pc sample, specifically magnetic fields, binarity, space density, and mass distributions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00358711
Volume :
527
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
175059681
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad3773