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The diverse outcomes of binary white dwarf mergers and connections to Galactic LISA sources

Claire S. Ye, Katelyn Breivik, Kyle Kremer

Public mock catalogs of Milky Way white dwarf mergers connect LISA gravitational wave data to specific binary evolution outcomes.

arxiv:2605.05308 v2 · 2026-05-06 · astro-ph.SR · astro-ph.HE

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We present a suite of mock catalogs of the Milky Way's white dwarf merger history, created using the population synthesis code COSMIC. We summarize the various merger outcomes expected (based upon varying white dwarf masses and chemical compositions) and explore ways the rates of these outcomes may vary with model uncertainties pertaining to binary evolution. We publicly release these merger catalogs as a tool for facilitating connections between gravitational wave science and white dwarf binary astrophysics.

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The COSMIC population synthesis code accurately captures the complex, uncertain physics of binary white dwarf evolution, including mass transfer stability, common-envelope ejection, and the mapping from progenitor masses and compositions to final merger outcomes.

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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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LISA's view of the Galactic Halo: forecasts for the Galactic double white dwarf population using Gaia data

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arxiv: 2605.05308 · arxiv_version: 2605.05308v2 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2605.05308 · pith_short_12: 74AVIYHOOTZS · pith_short_16: 74AVIYHOOTZSM6JK · pith_short_8: 74AVIYHO

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