Binaries discovered by the SPY project
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Binaries discovered by the SPY project
Karl, C. A.; Napiwotzki, R.; Nelemans, G.; Christlieb, N.; Koester, D.; Heber, U. & Reimers, D. (2003)
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 410(2) pp. 663-669. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20031278 10.1051/0004-6361:20031241
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- Karl, C. A.; Napiwotzki, R.; Nelemans, G.; Christlieb, N.; Koester, D.; Heber, U.; Reimers, D.
- Abstract
- In the course of our search for double degenerate (DD) binaries as potential progenitors of type Ia supernovae with the UVES spectrograph at the ESO VLT (ESO SN Ia Progenitor surveY – SPY) we discovered HE2209−1444 to be a double-lined system consisting of two DA white dwarfs. From the analysis of the radial velocity curve we determined the period of the system to be P = 6h38m47s. The semi-amplitudes for both individual components are 109 km s−1 each. A model atmosphere analysis enabled us to derive individual temperatures for both components (8490 K and 7140 K, resp.) and masses of 0.58 M for each component. The total mass of the system is 1.15 ± 0.07 M . The system will lose angular momentum due to gravitational wave radiation and therefore will merge within 5 Gyrs – less than a Hubble time. HE 2209−1444 is the second massive, short period double degenerate detected by SPY. Its total mass is about 20% below the Chandrasekhar mass limit and therefore it does not qualify as a potentional SN Ia progenitor. However, together with our previous detections it supports the view that Chandrasekhar mass systems do exist.
- Issue Date
- 2003
- Journal
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Organization
- Fakultät für Physik
- Language
- English