Theoretical Delay Time Distributions

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 the different research groups and conclude that although one of the main differences in the results for single degenerate progenito...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2012-05
Main Authors: Nelemans, Gijs, Toonen, Silvia, Bours, Madelon
Format: Article
Language:English
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Delay time
White dwarf stars
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Summary: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 the 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 cannot explain all the differences.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1204.2960