On the role of recombination in common-envelope ejections

The energy budget in common-envelope events (CEEs) is not well understood, with substantial uncertainty even over to what extent the recombination energy stored in ionised hydrogen and helium might be used to help envelope ejection. We investigate the reaction of a red-giant envelope to heating whic...

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Main Authors: Ivanova, N, Justham, S, Podsiadlowski, P
Format: Journal article
Published: 2014