Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-06-09
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 336 (2002) 449-466
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
20 pages, 23 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS
Scientific paper
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05752.x
Subdwarf B (sdB) stars (and related sdO/sdOB stars) are believed to be helium core-burning objects with very thin hydrogen-rich envelopes. In recent years it has become increasingly clear from observational surveys that a large fraction of these objects are members of binary systems. To better understand their formation, we here present the results of a detailed investigation of the three main binary evolution channels that can lead to the formation of sdB stars: the common envelope (CE) ejection channel, the stable Roche lobe overflow (RLOF) channel and the double helium white dwarfs (WDs) merger channel. We obtained the conditions for the formation of sdB stars from each of these channels using detailed stellar and binary evolution calculations where we modelled the detailed evolution of sdB stars and carried out simplified binary population synthesis simulations. The observed period distribution of sdB stars in compact binaries strongly constrains the CE ejection parameters. We also present the distribution of sdB stars in the $T_{\rm eff}$ - $\log g$ diagram, the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram and the distribution of mass functions.
Han Zhanwen
Ivanova Natasha
Marsh Tom R.
Maxted Pierre L. F.
Podsiadlowski Philipp
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