Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Scientific paper
2010-04-02
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Accepted in ApJ, 9 pages, 9 figures
Scientific paper
The impact of Type Ia supernova ejecta on a helium-star companion is investigated via high-resolution, two-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations. For a range of helium-star models and initial binary separations it is found that the mass unbound in the interaction, $\delta M_{\rm ub}$, is related to the initial binary separation, $a$, by a power law of the form $\delta M_{\rm ub} \propto a^{m}$. This power-law index is found to vary from -3.1 to -4.0, depending on the mass of the helium star. The small range of this index brackets values found previously for hydrogen-rich companions, suggesting that the dependence of the unbound mass on orbital separation is not strongly sensitive to the nature of the binary companion. The kick velocity is also related to the initial binary separation by a power law with an index in a range from -2.7 to -3.3, but the power-law index differs from those found in previous studies for hydrogen-rich companions. The space motion of the companion after the supernova is dominated by its orbital velocity in the pre-supernova binary system. The level of Ni/Fe contamination of the companion resulting from the passage of the supernova ejecta is difficult to estimate, but an upper limit on the mass of bound nickel is found to be $\sim 5\times 10^{-4}\ M_\odot$.
Pan Kuo-Chuan
Ricker Paul M.
Taam Ronald E.
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