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The age–metallicity relation in the solar neighbourhood from a pilot sample of white dwarf–main sequence binaries

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Rebassa-Mansergas, A., Anguiano, B., García-Berro, E., Freeman, K. C., Cojocaru, R., Manser, Christopher J., Pala, Anna F., Gänsicke, B. T. (Boris T.) and Liu, X.-W. (2016) The age–metallicity relation in the solar neighbourhood from a pilot sample of white dwarf–main sequence binaries. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 463 (2). pp. 1137-1143. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw2021

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Abstract

The age–metallicity relation (AMR) is a fundamental observational constraint for understanding how the Galactic disc formed and evolved chemically in time. However, there is not yet an agreement on the observational properties of the AMR for the solar neighbourhood, primarily due to the difficulty in obtaining accurate stellar ages for individual field stars. We have started an observational campaign for providing the much needed observational input by using wide white-dwarf–main-sequence (WDMS) binaries. White dwarfs are ‘natural’ clocks and can be used to derive accurate ages. Metallicities can be obtained from the main-sequence companions. Since the progenitors of white dwarfs and the main-sequence stars were born at the same time, WDMS binaries provide a unique opportunity to observationally constrain in a robust way the properties of the AMR. In this work we present the AMR derived from analysing a pilot sample of 23 WDMS binaries and provide clear observational evidence for the lack of correlation between age and metallicity at young and intermediate ages

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QB Astronomy
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Physics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): White dwarf stars , Low mass stars, Stellar activity, Double stars
Journal or Publication Title: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 0035-8711
Official Date: 12 August 2016
Dates:
DateEvent
12 August 2016Published
19 August 2016Accepted
9 August 2016Submitted
Volume: 463
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 1137-1143
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stw2021
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Spain. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad [Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness] (MINECO), L'Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR), Seventh Framework Programme (European Commission) (FP7), European Research Council (ERC), Zhōngguó zhèjiāng shěng zìrán kēxué jījīn (China) [Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China] (ZPNSFC), Australian Research Council (ARC)
Grant number: AYA2014-59084-P (MINECO), FP/2007-2013 (FP7), n.320964 (ERC), 2014CB845700 (ZPNSFC), FS110200035 (ARC)

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