Theoretical Delay Time Distributions
Abstract
We briefly discuss the method of population synthesis to calculate theoretical delay time distributions of Type Ia supernova progenitors. We also compare the results of different research groups and conclude that, although one of the main differences in the results for single degenerate progenitors is the retention efficiency with which accreted hydrogen is added to the white dwarf core, this alone cannot explain all the differences.
- Publication:
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Binary Paths to Type Ia Supernovae Explosions
- Pub Date:
- January 2013
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1204.2960
- Bibcode:
- 2013IAUS..281..225N
- Keywords:
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- stars: supernovae;
- white dwarfs;
- binaries: close;
- Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- To appear in proceedings of IAU Symposium no. 281 "Binary Paths to Type Ia Supernova Explosions", 5-10 July 2011, Padova, Italy. Corrected typo in table 1