We demonstrate a method to fully characterize mass-transferring double white dwarf (DWD) systems with a helium-rich (He) WD donor based on the mass--radius relationship for He WDs. Using a simulated Galactic population of DWDs, we show that donor and accretor masses can be inferred for up to ∼60 systems observed by both Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) and Gaia. Half of these systems will have mass constraints ΔMD≲0.2M⊙ and ΔMA≲2.3M⊙. We also show how the orbital frequency evolution due to astrophysical processes and gravitational radiation can be decoupled from the total orbital frequency evolution for up to ∼50 of these systems.
@article{arxiv.1710.08370,
title = {Characterizing accreting double white dwarf binaries with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna and Gaia},
author = {Katelyn Breivik and Kyle Kremer and Michael Bueno and Shane L. Larson and Scott Coughlin and Vassiliki Kalogera},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1710.08370},
year = {2018}
}
Comments
Updated to match publication in ApJ Letters; 8 pages, 4 figures