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Ages and ZAMS spin distribution of stars in detached eclipsing binaries
T. Merle, W. Van Rensbergen, L. Siess +4
Benchmarking fundamental stellar properties is essential for calibrating evolutionary models and establishing empirical relationships between mass, radius, luminosity and related s…
Accretion disks in Algols: progenitors and evolution
W. Van Rensbergen, J. P. De Greve
There are only a few Algols with measured accretion disk parameters. These measurements provide additional constraints for tracing the origin of individual systems, narrowing down…
No unique quadratic ephemeris for VW Cep
W. Van Rensbergen, J. P. De Greve, N. Mennekens
From the eclipsing binary VW Cep, 1963 epochs of primary and secondary minima have been registered since 1926. Because VW Cep is a shallow contact binary the direction of the flow…
Progenitors of type Ia supernovae and the metallicity distribution of G-type dwarfs
N. Mennekens, D. Vanbeveren, J. P. De Greve
We investigate the contribution to the formation of type Ia supernovae of the single (a white dwarf accreting from a non-degenerate companion) and double (two merging white dwarfs)…
Two distributions shedding light on supernova Ia progenitors: delay times and G-dwarf metallicities
N. Mennekens, D. Vanbeveren, J. P. De Greve +1
Using a population number synthesis code with detailed binary evolution, we calculate the distribution of the number of type Ia supernovae as a function of time after starburst. Th…
Delay time distribution of type Ia supernovae: theory vs. observation
N. Mennekens, D. Vanbeveren, J. P. De Greve +1
Two formation scenarios are investigated for type Ia supernovae in elliptical galaxies: the single degenerate scenario (a white dwarf reaching the Chandrasekhar limit through accre…
Mass loss out of close binaries. II
W. Van Rensbergen, J. P. De Greve, N. Mennekens +2
Liberal evolution of interacting binaries has been proposed previously by several authors in order to meet various observed binary characteristics better than conservative evolutio…
The delay time distribution of type Ia supernovae: a comparison between theory and observation
N. Mennekens, D. Vanbeveren, J. P. De Greve +1
We investigate the contribution of different formation scenarios for type Ia supernovae in elliptical galaxies. The single degenerate scenario (a white dwarf accreting from a late…
Mass loss out of close binaries
W. Van Rensbergen, J. P. De Greve, N. Mennekens +2
In a liberal evolutionary scenario, mass can escape from a binary during eras of fast mass transfer. We calculate the mass lost by binaries with a B-type primary at birth where mas…