Tracing outer planetary systems through white dwarf pollution in wide binaries

arXiv:2607.22911 · astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.SR · Submitted 2026-07-24 · Read on arXiv

astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.SR

Submitted: 2026-07-24

Updated: 2026-07-24

Comments: 14 pages, 7 figures, accepted in A&A

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Abundance — 47× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Trace — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Alignment — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Magellan Inamori Kyocera Echelle — 1× in this paper
• Microlensing — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Very Large Telescope — 1× in this paper

Sources

• A Detailed Model Atmosphere Analysis of Cool White Dwarfs in DESI DR1
• Mind the Companion : Demographics of Transiting S-type Exoplanets

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