4 papers
Eclipsing binaries in extrasolar planet transit surveys: the case of SuperWASP
B. Willems, U. Kolb, S. Justham
Using a comprehensive binary population synthesis scheme, we investigate the statistical properties of a sample of eclipsing binaries that is detectable by an idealised extrasolar…
A Potential Supernova Remnant/X-ray Binary Association in M31
Benjamin F. Williams, Robin Barnard, Michael R. Garcia +3
The well-studied X-ray/Optical/Radio supernova remnant DDB 1-15 (CXOM31 J004327.8+411829; r3-63) in M31 has been investigated with archival XMM-Newton and Chandra observations. The…
Detached white dwarf main-sequence star binaries
B. Willems, U. Kolb
We considered the formation of detached white dwarf main-sequence star (WDMS) binaries through seven evolutionary channels subdivided according to the evolutionary process that giv…
On the detection of pre-low-mass X-ray binaries
B. Willems, U. Kolb
We explore the population of candidate pre-low-mass X-ray binaries in which a neutron star accretes mass from the wind of a low-mass companion (mass < 2Msun) in the framework of a…