Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Apr 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990apj...353..215i&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 353, April 10, 1990, p. 215-235.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
91
Binary Stars, Stellar Mass, White Dwarf Stars, Helium, Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, Stellar Interiors, Stellar Mass Accretion, Stellar Temperature, Subdwarf Stars
Scientific paper
The theory of binary star evolution suggests that about 10 percent of all main-sequence binary systems should evolve into a close pair of light white dwarfs which merge within a Hubble time. This paper explores the consequences of such mergers on the assumption that a merger can be approximated by a mass-transfer event which occurs on a time scale shorter than that given by the Eddington accretion limit. The evolution of He + He mergers and of CO + He and of hybrid + He mergers are discussed. The birthrate of helium degenerate pairs which merge in less than a Hubble time is estimated, and the space density of low-luminosity merger products currently present in the Galaxy is predicted. It is shown that the evolutionary tracks of models of simulated mergers pass through the region in the H-R diagram occupied by subdwarfs, but that the predicted space density of merger products exceeds by over a factor of three the space density of subdwarf estimated form the known sample of such stars.
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