The type Ia supernova SNLS-03D3bb from a super-Chandrasekhar-mass white dwarf star.

The type Ia supernova SNLS-03D3bb from a super-Chandrasekhar-mass white dwarf star.

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The accelerating expansion of the Universe, and the need for dark energy, were inferred from observations of type Ia supernovae. There is a consensus that type Ia supernovae are thermonuclear explosions that destroy carbon-oxygen white dwarf stars that have accreted matter from a companion star, alt...

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Main Authors: Howell, D, Sullivan, M, Nugent, P, Ellis, R, Conley, A, Le Borgne, D, Carlberg, R, Guy, J, Balam, D, Basa, S, Fouchez, D, Hook, I, Hsiao, E, Neill, J, Pain, R, Perrett, K, Pritchet, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006

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