The Physical Characteristics of Binary Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae

Details The Physical Characteristics of Binary Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae The Physical Characteristics of Binary Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae

2010-10-05

arxiv.org/abs/1010.1026v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

4 page, 3 figures. To appear in proceedings of Asymmetric Planetary Nebulae V, A. A. Zijlstra, I. McDonald, and E. Lagadec, ed

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A number of efforts are underway to detect close binary stars in planetary nebulae. The primary goal of these studies is to determine the binary fraction of central stars. The next stage is a detailed analysis of the binaries to determine physical parameters for the systems. These analyses can be combined with population synthesis models, common envelope evolution models, and observed properties of nebulae to further understand the impact of binarity on PN formation. I discuss the sample of known close binary central stars in relation to other close binaries with a white dwarf, cataclysmic variables, supernova Ia progenitors, and double degenerate systems.

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