Cataclysmic Variables as Supernova Ia Progenitors
Although the identification of the progenitors of type Ia supernovae (SNeIa) remains controversial, it is generally accepted that they originate from binary star systems in which at least one component is a carbon-oxygen white dwarf (WD); those systems are grouped under the wide umbrella of cataclys...
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Language: | English |
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The Korean Space Science Society
2012-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kosss/OJOOBS/2012/v29n2/OJOOBS_2012_v29n2_163.pdf |