The ESO supernovae type Ia progenitor survey (SPY): the radial velocities of 643 DA white dwarfs

Close double degenerate binaries are one of the favoured progenitor channels for type Ia supernovae, but it is unclear how many suitable systems there are in the Galaxy. We report results of a large radial velocity survey for double degenerate (DD) binaries using the UVES spectrograph at the ESO VLT...

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Main Authors: Napiwotzki, Ralf (Author) , Karl, C. A. (Author) , Lisker, Thorsten (Author) , Catalan, S. (Author) , Drechsel, H. (Author) , Heber, U. (Author) , Homeier, D. (Author) , Koester, D. (Author) , Leibundgut, B. (Author) , Marsh, T. R. (Author) , Moehler, S. (Author) , Nelemans, G. (Author) , Reimers, D. (Author) , Renzini, A. (Author) , Ströer, A. (Author) , Yungelson, L. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 25 June 2020
In: Astronomy and astrophysics
Year: 2020, Volume: 638
ISSN:1432-0746
DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/201629648
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629648
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Author Notes:R. Napiwotzki, C.A. Karl, T. Lisker, S. Catalan, H. Drechsel, U. Heber, D. Homeier, D. Koester, B. Leibundgut, T.R. Marsh, S. Moehler, G. Nelemans, D. Reimers, A. Renzini, A. Ströer, and L. Yungelson

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