We numerically construct a series of axisymmetric rotating magnetic wind solutions, aiming at exploring the observation properties of massive white dwarf (WD) merger remnants with a strong magnetic field, a fast spin, and an intense mass loss, as inferred for WD J005311. We investigate the magnetospheric structure and the resultant spin-down torque exerted to the merger remnant with respect to the surface magnetic flux Φ∗, spin angular frequency Ω∗ and the mass loss rate M˙. We confirm that the wind properties for σ≡Φ∗2Ω∗2/M˙vesc3≳1 significantly deviate from those of the spherical Parker wind, where vesc is the escape velocity at stellar surface. For such a rotating magnetic wind sequence, we find: (i) quasi-periodic mass eruption triggered by magnetic reconnection along with the equatorial plane (ii) a scaling relation for the spin-down torque T≈(1/2)×M˙Ω∗R∗2σ1/4. We apply our results to discuss the spin-down evolution and wind anisotropy of massive WD merger remnants, the latter of which could be probed by a successive observation of WD J005311 using Chandra.
@article{arxiv.2310.20126,
title = {The optically thick rotating magnetic wind from a massive white dwarf merger product -- II. axisymmetric magnetohydrodynamic simulations},
author = {Yici Zhong and Kazumi Kashiyama and Shinsuke Takasao and Toshikazu Shigeyama and Kotaro Fujisawa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.20126},
year = {2023}
}