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We present analyses of near-infrared, spectroscopic data from the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) survey for 45 previously confirmed or candidate white dwarf-main sequence (WDMS) binaries identified by the…

The common envelope evolution (CEE) is vital in forming short orbital period compact binaries. It covers many objects, such as double compact merging binaries, type Ia supernovae progenitors, binary pulsars, and X-ray binaries. Knowledge…

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We measure the mass distribution of main-sequence (MS) companions to hot subdwarf B stars (sdBs) in post-common envelope binaries (PCEBs). We carried out a spectroscopic survey of 14 eclipsing systems ("HW Vir binaries") with orbital…

We present the first white dwarf mass distributions of a large and homogeneous sample of post-common envelope binaries (PCEBs) and wide white dwarf-main sequence binaries (WDMS) directly obtained from observations. Both distributions are…

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We report the discovery of two binary systems, each consisting of a slightly bloated G-type main-sequence star and an unseen companion, identified through photometric data from TESS and radial velocity variation from Gaia. High-resolution…

We present here 55 short period PCEBs containing a hot WD and a low-mass MS. Based on the photometric data from ZTF DR19, the light curves are analyzed for about 200 WDMS binaries with emission line(s) identified from SDSS or LAMOST…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-19 Lifang Li , Fenghui Zhang

We present the results of a radial velocity survey of 20 white dwarf plus M dwarf binaries selected as a follow up to a \textit{Hubble Space Telescope} study that aimed to spatially resolve suspected binaries. Our candidates are taken from…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-29 R. P. Ashley , J. Farihi , T. R. Marsh , D. J. Wilson , B. T. Gaensicke

The orbital period distribution of close binary stars consisting of a white dwarf and a main-sequence star (WDMS) is a powerful observational constraint on population synthesis models of the poorly understood common-envelope (CE)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-22 B. Miszalski , R. Manick , H. Van Winckel , J. Mikołajewska

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey turned out to be very efficient in identifying white dwarf/main sequence binaries (WDMS). The population of WDMS systems consists of wide systems whose stellar components evolve like single stars and - more…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 M. R. Schreiber , B. T. Gaensicke , J. Southworth , A. D. Schwope , D. Koester

Common envelope evolution is a fundamental ingredient in our understanding of the formation of close binary stars containing compact objects which includes the progenitors of type Ia supernovae, short gamma ray bursts and most stellar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-05-02 Monica Zorotovic , Matthias R. Schreiber

Evolution of close binaries often proceeds through the common envelope stage. The physics of the envelope ejection (CEE) is not yet understood, and several mechanisms were suggested to be involved. These could give rise to different…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-04-08 Andrei P. Igoshev , Hagai B. Perets , Erez Michaely

Binaries with a white dwarf primary and a main sequence secondary can be used to test our understanding of both single and binary star evolution. A small fraction of such systems experienced a common-envelope phase from which they emerged…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-08 R. Priyatikanto , C. Knigge , S. Scaringi , J. Brink , D. A. H. Buckley

We considered the formation of detached white dwarf main-sequence star (WDMS) binaries through seven evolutionary channels subdivided according to the evolutionary process that gives rise to the formation of the white dwarf or its…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 B. Willems , U. Kolb

Establishing a large sample of post common envelope binaries (PCEBs) that consist of a white dwarf plus an intermediate mass companion star of spectral type AFGK, offers the potential to provide new constraints on theoretical models of…

The dynamical method provides an efficient way to discover post-common-envelope binaries (PCEB) with faint white dwarfs (WDs), thanks to the development of time-domain survey projects. We perform a comprehensive analysis of the PCEB system…

The presence of a close, low-mass companion is thought to play a substantial and perhaps necessary role in shaping post-Asymptotic Giant Branch and Planetary Nebula outflows. During post-main-sequence evolution, radial expansion of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 J. Nordhaus , D. S. Spiegel , L. Ibgui , J. Goodman , A. Burrows

Dwarf carbon stars are dominated by members of the Galactic halo and are thus likely carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars. In this work, a sample of 879 bona fide dwarf carbon stars are characterized by their ground-based light curves, and p<15…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-13 Jonathan A. G. McLennan , Jay Farihi , Steven G. Parsons

During post-main-sequence evolution, radial expansion of the primary star, accompanied by intense winds, can significantly alter the binary orbit via tidal dissipation and mass loss. The fate of a given binary system is determined by the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-07-28 J. Nordhaus

In this first in a series of papers related to long-period post-common-envelope (CE) binaries, we investigated whether extra energy is required or not to explain the currently known post-CE binaries with sufficiently long orbital periods…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-05 Diogo Belloni , Monica Zorotovic , Matthias R. Schreiber , Steven G. Parsons , Maxwell Moe , James A. Garbutt

We provide a detailed characterization of 2M07515777+1807352, a post-common envelope eclipsing binary system with a 10.3 d, nearly, but not quite, circular orbit (e = 0.02). This system consists of a massive white dwarf (WD) ($1.08$…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-23 Erin M. Motherway , Evan Linck , Robert D. Mathieu , Don Dixon , Keivan G. Stassun , Katelyn Breivik , Steven R. Majewski , Onno Pols