New full evolutionary sequences of H- and He-atmosphere massive white dwarf stars using MESA
Abstract
We explore the evolution of hydrogen-rich and hydrogen-deficient white dwarf stars with masses between 1.012 and 1.307 M⊙, and initial metallicity of Z = 0.02. These sequences are the result of main-sequence stars with masses between 8.8 and 11.8 M⊙. The simulations were performed with MESA (Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics), starting at the zero-age main sequence, through thermally pulsing and mass-loss phases, ending at the white dwarf cooling sequence. We present reliable chemical profiles for the whole mass range considered, covering the different expected central compositions (i.e. C/O, O/Ne and Ne/O/Mg) and its dependence on the stellar mass. In addition, we present detailed chemical profiles of hybrid C/O-O/Ne core white dwarfs, found in the mass range between 1.024 and 1.15 M⊙. We present the initial-to-final mass relation, the mass-radius relation and cooling times considering the effects of atmosphere and core composition.
- Publication:
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Pub Date:
- October 2018
- DOI:
- 10.1093/mnras/sty1925
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1807.04774
- Bibcode:
- 2018MNRAS.480.1547L
- Keywords:
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- methods: numerical;
- stars: evolution;
- stars: white dwarfs;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 17 pages, 16 figures, 3 tables, accepted for publication in MNRAS. Cooling tracks available at ftp://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/pub/cats/J/MNRAS/480/1547