He-accreting WDs as SNe Ia Progenitors
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
2011-09-23 v1
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 majority of "normal" SNe Ia.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1109.4786,
title = {He-accreting WDs as SNe Ia Progenitors},
author = {Luciano Piersanti and Amedeo Tornambe' and Lev Yungelson and Oscar Straniero},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.4786},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
4 pages, 3 figures, contribution to the Proceeding of IAU 281 "Binary Paths to Type Ia Supernovae Explosions"