Disk formation and jet inclination effects in Common Envelopes

Abstract

The evolution and physics of the common envelope (CE) phase are still not well understood. Jets launched from a compact object during this stage may define the evolutionary outcome of the binary system. We focus on the case in which jets are launched from a neutron star (NS) engulfed in the outer layers of a red giant (RG). We run a set of three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations of jets with different luminosities and inclinations. The luminosity of the jet is self-regulated by the mass accretion rate and an efficiency $\eta$. Depending on the value of $\eta$ the jet can break out of the BHL bulge ("successful jet") and aligns against the incoming wind, in turn, it will realign in favour of the direction of the wind. The jet varies in size and orientation and may present quiescent and active epochs. The inclination of the jet and the Coriolis and centrifugal forces, only slightly affect the global evolution. As the accretion is hypercritical, and the specific angular momentum is above the critical value for the formation of a disk, we infer the formation of a disk and launching of jets. The disks' mass and size would be $\sim$10${}^{-2}$~M${}_{\odot }$ and $\gtrsim 10^{10}$ cm, and it may have rings with different rotation directions. In order to have a successful jet from a white dwarf, the ejection process needs to be very efficient ($\eta \sim$0.5). For main sequence stars, there is not enough energy reservoir to launch a successful jet.

9 pages, 4 figures, 1 table; submitted to MNRAS

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