The merging of white dwarf and neutron star systems: Gravitational radiation

Abstract

We have computed the gravitational wave emission arising from the coalescence of binary systems composed of a white dwarf and a neutron star. In order to do so, we have followed the evolution of such systems using a Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics code. Here we present some of the results obtained so far, paying special attention to the detectability of the emitted gravitational waves. Within this context, we show which could be the impact of individual merging episodes for LISA. © 2007 IOP Publishing Ltd.