The evolutionary history of GD 1400AB, a white dwarf–brown dwarf binary

Casewell, S L, Burleigh, M R, Napiwotzki, R, Zorotovic, M, Bergeron, P, French, J R, Hermes, J J, Faedi, F and Lawrie, K L (2024) The evolutionary history of GD 1400AB, a white dwarf–brown dwarf binary. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS), 535 (1). pp. 753-762. ISSN 0035-8711
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GD1400AB was one of the first known white dwarf $+$ brown dwarf binaries and is the only one of these systems where the white dwarf is a ZZ Ceti pulsator. Here, we present both radial velocity measurements and time-series photometry, analysing both the white dwarf pulsations and the effects of irradiation on the brown dwarf. We find that the brightness temperatures of 1760 $\pm $ 10 K for the nightside and 1860 $\pm$ 10 K for the dayside indicate that the brown dwarf is hotter than spectra have previously suggested, although brightness temperatures calculated using a larger radius for the brown dwarf are consistent with previously determined spectral types. We also discuss the likely evolutionary pathway of this binary and put its common envelope phase into context with the other known systems.


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