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SN Ia-CSM 2020aeuh: Massive binary C/O WD merger?

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2025-10-21 v1

Abstract

I explore the origin of the circumstellar (CS) shell of the unusual SN Ia 2020aeuh based on the light curve model abd observational constraints. I estimate the 56^{56}Ni mass (1.1M1.1 M\odot), CS shell mass (0.040.2M0.04-0.2 M\odot), radius (2×10162\times10^{16} cm), and expansion velocity 200\lesssim 200 km/s. Large 56^{56}Ni mass and properties of the CS shell are consistent with the scenario of massive binary white dwarf merger that has been accompanied with the ejection of 0.1M\sim 0.1 M\odot of matter. It is argued that SN~2020aeuh exploded not earlier than 30 yr after the merger.

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@article{arxiv.2510.16840,
  title  = {SN Ia-CSM 2020aeuh: Massive binary C/O WD merger?},
  author = {N. N. Chugai},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.16840},
  year   = {2025}
}
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