scholarly journals Possible white dwarf progenitors of Type Ia supernovae

2018 ◽  
Vol 480 (3) ◽  
pp. 3702-3705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ealeal Bear ◽  
Noam Soker
Keyword(s):  
White Dwarf ◽  
Type Ia Supernovae ◽  
Type Ia ◽  
Ia Supernovae

scholarly journals Are the Precursors of Type Ia Supernovae Double Degenerate Mergers?

2004 ◽  
Vol 194 ◽  
pp. 111-112
Author(s):  
Lilia Ferrario
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Stars ◽  
White Dwarf ◽  
White Dwarfs ◽  
Observational Evidence ◽  
Type Ia Supernovae ◽  
Type Ia ◽  
Ia Supernovae

AbstractI argue that the observational evidence for white dwarf-white dwarf mergers supports the view that they give rise to ultra-massive white dwarfs or neutron stars through accretion induced collapse. The implications for the progenitors of Type Ia SNe are discussed.

scholarly journals Symbiotic Stars as Possible Progenitors of SNe Ia: Binary Parameters and Overall Outlook

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (S281) ◽  
pp. 162-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Mikołajewska
Keyword(s):  
White Dwarf ◽  
Physical Characteristics ◽  
Type Ia Supernovae ◽  
Symbiotic Stars ◽  
Type Ia ◽  
Red Giant ◽  
Ia Supernovae

AbstractSymbiotic stars are interacting binaries in which the first-formed white dwarf accretes and burns material from a red giant companion. This paper aims at presenting physical characteristics of these objects and discussing their possible link with progenitors of Type Ia supernovae.

scholarly journals Type IA Supernovae

1992 ◽  
Vol 151 ◽  
pp. 225-234
Author(s):  
J. Craig Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
White Dwarf ◽  
Cataclysmic Variables ◽  
Type Ia Supernovae ◽  
Low Velocity ◽  
Severe Problem ◽  
Transfer Rates ◽  
Secular Evolution ◽  
Thermonuclear Explosion ◽  
Type Ia ◽  
Ia Supernovae

Spectral calculations show that a model based on the thermonuclear explosion of a degenerate carbon/oxygen white dwarf provides excellent agreement with observations of Type Ia supernovae. Identification of suitable evolutionary progenitors remains a severe problem. General problems with estimation of supernova rates are outlined and the origin of Type Ia supernovae from double degenerate systems are discussed in the context of new rates of explosion per H band luminosity, the lack of observed candidates, and the likely presence of H in the vicinity of some SN Ia events. Re-examination of the problems of triggering Type Ia by accretion of hydrogen from a companion shows that there may be an avenue involving cataclysmic variables, especially if extreme hibernation occurs. Novae may channel accreting white dwarfs to a unique locus in accretion rate/mass space. Systems that undergo secular evolution to higher mass transfer rates could lead to just the conditions necessary for a Type Ia explosion. Tests involving fluorescence or absorption in a surrounding circumstellar medium and the detection of hydrogen stripped from a companion, which should appear at low velocity inside the white dwarf ejecta, are suggested. Possible observational confirmation of the former is described.

scholarly journals Effects of Rotation on Helium Accreting White Dwarf

2004 ◽  
Vol 215 ◽  
pp. 571-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.-C. Yoon ◽  
N. Langer
Keyword(s):  
Angular Momentum ◽  
White Dwarf ◽  
Spherical Symmetry ◽  
Binary Systems ◽  
Close Binary ◽  
Type Ia Supernovae ◽  
Classical Studies ◽  
Type Ia ◽  
Effects Of Rotation ◽  
Ia Supernovae

Classical studies of accreting white dwarfs have assumed spherical symmetry. However, it is believed that in close binary systems the transfered matter carries angular momentum to spin up the accreting star. Here, we present preliminary results of CO white dwarf models which accrete helium rich matter with effects of rotation considered, in the context of the Sub-Chandrasekhar mass scenario for Type Ia supernovae.

scholarly journals Recurrent Novae: What Do We Know about Them?

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (S281) ◽  
pp. 154-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. C. Anupama
Keyword(s):  
White Dwarf ◽  
Binary Systems ◽  
Accretion Rate ◽  
Cataclysmic Variables ◽  
Type Ia Supernovae ◽  
Type Ia ◽  
Ia Supernovae ◽  
Nova Outbursts ◽  
Nova Outburst

AbstractRecurrent novae (RNe) belong to the group of cataclysmic variables that exhibit nova outbursts at intervals on the order of decades. They are rare, with 10 Galactic RNe known to date. Two are known in the LMC, while there are a few suspected RNe in M31. Nova outburst models require a high accretion rate on a massive white dwarf to explain the recurring nova outbursts, making this class of objects one of the most likely progenitor binary systems of Type Ia supernovae. The observational properties of the known Galactic recurrent novae are presented here, together with some discussion on the recent outbursts of RS Ophiuchi (2006), U Scorpii (2010), and T Pyxidis (2011).

scholarly journals SN 2011fe: A Laboratory for Testing Models of Type Ia Supernovae

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Chomiuk
Keyword(s):  
White Dwarf ◽  
Type Ia Supernovae ◽  
Companion Star ◽  
Excellent Opportunity ◽  
Type Ia ◽  
Multi Wavelength ◽  
Detonation Transition ◽  
Ia Supernovae ◽  
Minimal Evidence ◽  
Key Questions

AbstractSN 2011fe is the nearest supernova of Type Ia (SN Ia) discovered in the modern multi-wavelength telescope era, and it also represents the earliest discovery of an SN Ia to date. As a normal SN Ia, SN 2011fe provides an excellent opportunity to decipher long-standing puzzles about the nature of SNe Ia. In this review, we summarise the extensive suite of panchromatic data on SN 2011fe and gather interpretations of these data to answer four key questions: (1) What explodes in an SN Ia? (2) How does it explode? (3) What is the progenitor of SN 2011fe? and (4) How accurate are SNe Ia as standardisable candles? Most aspects of SN 2011fe are consistent with the canonical picture of a massive CO white dwarf undergoing a deflagration-to-detonation transition. However, there is minimal evidence for a non-degenerate companion star, so SN 2011fe may have marked the merger of two white dwarfs.

scholarly journals NORMAL TYPE Ia SUPERNOVAE FROM VIOLENT MERGERS OF WHITE DWARF BINARIES

2012 ◽  
Vol 747 (1) ◽  
pp. L10 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Pakmor ◽  
M. Kromer ◽  
S. Taubenberger ◽  
S. A. Sim ◽  
F. K. Röpke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
White Dwarf ◽  
Type Ia Supernovae ◽  
Normal Type ◽  
Type Ia ◽  
Ia Supernovae
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