2019ApJ...883...13Z

We present axisymmetric hydrodynamical simulations of accretion-induced collapse (AIC) of dark matter (DM) admixed rotating white dwarfs (WD) and their burst gravitational-wave (GW) signals. For initial WD models with the same central baryon density, the admixed DM is found to delay the plunge and bounce phases of AIC, and decrease the central density and mass of the protoneutron star (PNS) produced. The bounce time, central density, and PNS mass generally depend on two parameters, the admixed DM mass M_DM and the ratio between the rotational kinetic and gravitational energies of the inner core at bounce β_ic,b. The emitted GWs have generic waveform shapes and the variation of their amplitudes h₊ show a degeneracy on β_ic,b and M_DM. We found that the ratios between the GW amplitude peaks around bounce allow breaking of the degeneracy and extraction of both β_ic,b and M_DM. Even within the uncertainties of the nuclear matter equation of state, a DM core can be inferred if its mass is greater than 0.03 M_☉. We also discuss possible DM effects on the GW signals emitted by PNS g-mode oscillations. GWs may boost the possibility for the detection of AIC, as well as open a new window into the indirect detection of DM.