PTF 11kx: a type Ia supernova with a symbiotic nova progenitor.

There is a consensus that type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) arise from the thermonuclear explosion of white dwarf stars that accrete matter from a binary companion. However, direct observation of SN Ia progenitors is lacking, and the precise nature of the binary companion remains uncertain. A temporal ser...

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Main Authors:	Dilday, B, Howell, D, Cenko, S, Silverman, J, Nugent, P, Sullivan, M, Ben-Ami, S, Bildsten, L, Bolte, M, Endl, M, Filippenko, A, Gnat, O, Horesh, A, Hsiao, E, Kasliwal, M, Kirkman, D, Maguire, K, Marcy, G, Moore, K, Pan, Y, Parrent, J, Podsiadlowski, P, Quimby, R, Sternberg, A, Suzuki, N
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	2012

PTF 11kx: a type Ia supernova with a symbiotic nova progenitor.

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