Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-07-18
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 317 (2000) L41
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in MNRAS. 4 pages, 2 figures. Added Institution
Scientific paper
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2000.03856.x
We present spectra of the pulsating sdB star KPD1930+2752 which confirm that this star is a binary. The radial velocities measured from the H-alpha and HeI6678 spectral lines vary sinusoidally with the same period (2h 17m) as the ellipsoidal variability seen by Billeres et al. (2000). The amplitude of the orbital motion (349.3+-2.7 km/s) combined with the canonical mass for sdB stars (0.5 solar masses) implies a total mass for the binary of 1.47+-0.01 solar masses The unseen companion star is almost certainly a white dwarf star. The binary will merge within about 200 million years due to gravitational wave radiation. The accretion of helium and other elements heavier than hydrogen onto the white dwarf which then exceeds the Chandrasekhar mass (1.4 solar masses) is a viable model for the cause of Type Ia supernovae. KPD1930+2752 is the first star to be discovered which is a good candidate for the progenitor of a Type Ia supernova of this type which will merge on an astrophysically interesting timescale.
Marsh Thomas R.
Maxted Pierre F. L.
North R. C.
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