Orbital Survey of Red Giant - White Dwarf SNe Ia Progenitors

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Feb 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009noao.prop..115h&link_type=abstract

NOAO Proposal ID #2009A-0115

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Binary systems consisting of a red giant and white dwarf are possible progenitors of type Ia supernovae. The small class of recurrent novae containing red giants and white dwarfs of mass ≥1.3 M_&sun; are premier examples. We propose a continuation of a survey of the spectroscopic orbits of this family of objects to determine the mass distribution of the white dwarfs. This will provide insight into the initial masses of the system and the efficiency of the mass transfer process. Ultimately we seek to understand if a significant number of objects of this type can evolve into single degenerate supernovae.

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