On the progenitors of Type Ia supernovae

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Preprint , Other literature type 01 Mar 2018Embargo end date: 01 Feb 2018 United States, United Kingdom English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Physics Reports, volume 736, pages 1-23 (issn: 0370-1573,

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Authors: Livio, Mario; Mazzali, Paolo;

doi: 10.1016/j.physrep.2018.02.002 , 10.48550/arxiv.1802.03125

arXiv: 1802.03125

On the progenitors of Type Ia supernovae

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Abstract

We review all the models proposed for the progenitor systems of Type Ia supernovae and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each scenario when confronted with observations. We show that all scenarios encounter at least a few serious diffculties, if taken to represent a comprehensive model for the progenitors of all Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). Consequently, we tentatively conclude that there is probably more than one channel leading SNe Ia. While the single-degenerate scenario (in which a single white dwarf accretes mass from a normal stellar companion) has been studied in some detail, the other scenarios will need a similar level of scrutiny before any firm conclusions can be drawn.

63 pages, 2 figures; to appear in Physics Reports

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Astrophysics Research Institute Liverpool John Moores University
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Keywords

Type Ia supernovae, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Astrophysics and Astronomy, White dwarfs, FOS: Physical sciences, Binary stars, Thermonuclear detonation, Thermonuclear deflagration, Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, QB Astronomy, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR), QB

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