1–5 Jul 2019
Geological Museum
Europe/Copenhagen timezone

Accreting White Dwarf Binaries as Gravitational Wave Sources

2 Jul 2019, 14:20
20m
Main Auditorium (Geological Museum)

Main Auditorium

Geological Museum

Øster Voldgade 5-7 DK-1350 Copenhagen

Speaker

Kyle Kremer (CIERA-Northwestern)

Description

Compact white dwarf (WD) binaries are expected to be the most abundant source detected by the upcoming gravitational-wave observatory, LISA. Based on both observational indications and theoretical studies, a fraction of these close WD binaries are expected to be undergoing mass transfer. The nature of this mass transfer will determine the long-term survival of the systems and will have important implications for the associated gravitational wave signals. In this talk, I will discuss the gravitational wave signals of binaries undergoing mass transfer from a WD donor onto both WD and neutron star accretors. I will also briefly discuss ways these close WD binaries may form dynamically in dense star clusters.

Primary author

Kyle Kremer (CIERA-Northwestern)

Co-authors

Breivik Katie (CITA) Vicky Kalogera (CIERA-Northwestern) Fred Rasio (CIERA-Northwestern)

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