He-accreting WDs as SNe Ia Progenitors
Abstract
We investigate the thermal response of CO WDs accreting He-rich matter directly from their companions in binary systems. Our results suggest that the He-channel cannot provide progenitors for the majority of ``normal'' SNe Ia.
- Publication:
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Binary Paths to Type Ia Supernovae Explosions
- Pub Date:
- January 2013
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921312015049
- Bibcode:
- 2013IAUS..281..209P
- Keywords:
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- supernovae: general;
- white dwarfs;
- accretion