A New Look at the Empirical Initial-Final Mass Relation
| dc.creator | Williams, Kurtis A. | |
| dc.date | 2006-10-09 | |
| dc.date | 2006-10-10 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T07:26:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T07:26:53Z | |
| dc.description | We examine new methods of producing and analyzing the empirical initial-final mass relation for open cluster white dwarfs (WDs). We re-determine initial and final masses for the complete sample of published cluster WDs and then pare this sample using stringent criteria. We create an empirical initial-final mass relation by binning all WDs in individual clusters to a single point. Despite potentially significant systematics arising from this approach, we are comfortable concluding that, to within current observational constraints, the initial-final mass relation is linear, any intrinsic scatter in the relation is <~0.05 solar masses, and there is no metallicity dependence. More exploration of these issues is clearly warranted. | |
| dc.description | 6 pages, 2 figures, uses included style file, for publication in the proceedings of the 15th European White Dwarf Workshop. Corrected version fixes a typo that kept a reference from appearing properly | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0610254 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0610254 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/117188 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | A New Look at the Empirical Initial-Final Mass Relation | |
| dc.type | text |