Enhanced mass transfer stability explains the observed deficit of post-common-envelope binaries with solar-type companions, with inefficient common envelope evolution (alpha_CE=0.25) providing the best match when combined with magnetic braking and selection effects.
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Mock catalogs of Milky Way white dwarf mergers are created with COSMIC and released publicly, summarizing outcomes by mass and composition while varying binary evolution uncertainties to connect with LISA sources.
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Influence of mass transfer stability on the formation of post-common-envelope binaries
Enhanced mass transfer stability explains the observed deficit of post-common-envelope binaries with solar-type companions, with inefficient common envelope evolution (alpha_CE=0.25) providing the best match when combined with magnetic braking and selection effects.
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The diverse outcomes of binary white dwarf mergers and connections to Galactic LISA sources
Mock catalogs of Milky Way white dwarf mergers are created with COSMIC and released publicly, summarizing outcomes by mass and composition while varying binary evolution uncertainties to connect with LISA sources.