article published yes David R. Miller author Ilaria Caiazzo author 8ae5b6e7-2a03-11ee-914d-b58ed7a3b47d0000-0002-4770-5388 Jeremy Heyl author Harvey B. Richer author Mark A. Hollands author Pier Emmanuel Tremblay author Kareem El-Badry author Antonio C. Rodriguez author Zachary P. Vanderbosch author IlCa department The initial–final mass relation (IFMR) links a star’s birth mass to the mass of its white dwarf (WD) remnant, providing key constraints on stellar evolution. Open clusters offer the most straightforward way to empirically determine the IFMR, as their well-defined ages allow for direct progenitor lifetime estimates. We construct the most comprehensive open cluster WD IFMR to date by combining new spectroscopy of 22 WDs with an extensive literature review of WDs with strong cluster associations. To minimize systematics, we restrict our analysis to spectroscopically confirmed hydrogen-atmosphere (DA) WDs consistent with single-stellar origins. We separately analyze a subset with reliable Gaia-based astrometric membership assessments, as well as a full sample that adds WDs with strong cluster associations whose membership cannot be reliably assessed with Gaia. The Gaia-based sample includes 69 spectroscopically confirmed DA WDs, more than doubling the sample size of previous Gaia-based open cluster IFMRs. The full sample, which includes 53 additional literature WDs, increases the total number of cluster WDs by over 50% relative to earlier works. We provide functional forms for both the Gaia-based and full-sample IFMRs. The Gaia-based result useful for Mi � 2.67 M⊙ is Mf = [0.179 0.100H (Mi 3.84 M )] × (Mi 3.84 M ) + 0.628 M , where H(x) is the Heaviside step function. Comparing our IFMR to recent literature, we identify significant deviations from best-fit IFMRs derived from both Gaia-based volume-limited samples of field WDs and double WD binaries, with the largest discrepancy occurring for initial masses of about 5 M⊙. https://research-explorer.ista.ac.at/download/21725/21733/2026_AstrophysicalJournal_Miller.pdf application/pdfno IOP Publishing2026 eng White dwarf starsOpen star clustersCompact objectsStellar evolution 0004-637X 1538-4357 2510.2487710.3847/1538-4357/ae18c8 9961 Miller DR, Caiazzo I, Heyl J, Richer HB, Hollands MA, Tremblay PE, El-Badry K, Rodriguez AC, Vanderbosch ZP. 2026. The White Dwarf initial–final mass relation from open clusters in Gaia DR3. The Astrophysical Journal. 996(1), 69. Miller, D. R., Caiazzo, I., Heyl, J., Richer, H. B., Hollands, M. A., Tremblay, P. E., … Vanderbosch, Z. P. (2026). The White Dwarf initial–final mass relation from open clusters in Gaia DR3. <i>The Astrophysical Journal</i>. IOP Publishing. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae18c8">https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae18c8</a> Miller DR, Caiazzo I, Heyl J, et al. The White Dwarf initial–final mass relation from open clusters in Gaia DR3. <i>The Astrophysical Journal</i>. 2026;996(1). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae18c8">10.3847/1538-4357/ae18c8</a> Miller, David R., et al. “The White Dwarf Initial–Final Mass Relation from Open Clusters in Gaia DR3.” <i>The Astrophysical Journal</i>, vol. 996, no. 1, 69, IOP Publishing, 2026, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae18c8">10.3847/1538-4357/ae18c8</a>. D.R. Miller, I. Caiazzo, J. Heyl, H.B. Richer, M.A. Hollands, P.E. Tremblay, K. El-Badry, A.C. Rodriguez, Z.P. Vanderbosch, The Astrophysical Journal 996 (2026). D. R. Miller <i>et al.</i>, “The White Dwarf initial–final mass relation from open clusters in Gaia DR3,” <i>The Astrophysical Journal</i>, vol. 996, no. 1. IOP Publishing, 2026. Miller, David R., Ilaria Caiazzo, Jeremy Heyl, Harvey B. Richer, Mark A. Hollands, Pier Emmanuel Tremblay, Kareem El-Badry, Antonio C. Rodriguez, and Zachary P. Vanderbosch. “The White Dwarf Initial–Final Mass Relation from Open Clusters in Gaia DR3.” <i>The Astrophysical Journal</i>. IOP Publishing, 2026. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae18c8">https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae18c8</a>. 217252026-04-12T22:01:52Z2026-04-13T08:39:39Z