Constraining parameters of white-dwarf binaries using gravitational-wave and electromagnetic observations

Understand

The space-based gravitational wave (GW) detector, \emph{evolved Laser Interferometer Space Antenna} (eLISA) is expected to observe millions of compact Galactic binaries that populate our Milky Way.

• GW measurements obtained from the eLISA detector are in many cases complimentary to possible electro-magnetic (EM) data.
• In our previous papers, we have shown that the EM data can significantly enhance our knowledge of the astrophysically relevant GW parameters of the Galactic binaries, such as the amplitude and inclination.
• This is possible due to the presence of some strong correlations between GW parameters that are measurable by both EM and GW observations, for example the inclination and sky position.