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The completeness of Gaia-selected samples of white dwarfs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 October 2020

Terry D. Oswalt Open the ORCID record for Terry D. Oswalt [Opens in a new window] ,
Jay B. Holberg  and
Edward M. Sion
Terry D. Oswalt
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Sciences, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 1 Aerospace Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL32114USA email: terry.oswalt@erau.edu
Jay B. Holberg
Affiliation:
Lunar & Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ75201USA email: holberg@vega.lpl.arizona.edu
Edward M. Sion
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA19085USA email: edward.m.sion@villanova.edu
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Abstract

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The Gaia DR2 has dramatically increased the ability to detect faint nearby white dwarfs. The census of the local white dwarf population has recently been extended from 25 pc to 50 pc, effectively increasing the sample by roughly an order of magnitude. Here we examine the completeness of this new sample as a function of variables such as apparent magnitude, distance, proper motion, photometric color index, unresolved components, etc.

Keywords

starswhite dwarfsGaia
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Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 15 , Symposium S357: White Dwarfs as Probes of Fundamental Physics: Tracers of Planetary, Stellar and Galactic Evolution , October 2019 , pp. 170 - 174
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© International Astronomical Union 2020

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