Nebular Fingerprints of a Violent White Dwarf Merger: 3D NLTE Modelling of Type Ia Supernovae

J. M. Pollin, R. Pakmor, L. J. Shingles +6

Binary systems composed of two carbon-oxygen white dwarfs (WDs) are a leading progenitor candidate for Type Ia supernovae. One widely discussed scenario is the dynamically driven d…