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Theoretical uncertainties of the type Ia supernova rate
J. S. W. Claeys, O. R. Pols, R. G. Izzard +2
It is thought that type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are explosions of carbon-oxygen white dwarfs (CO WDs). Two main evolutionary channels are proposed for the WD to reach the critical d…
PopCORN: Hunting down the differences between binary population synthesis codes
S. Toonen, J. S. W. Claeys, N. Mennekens +1
Binary population synthesis (BPS) modelling is a very effective tool to study the evolution and properties of close binary systems. The uncertainty in the parameters of the model a…
Population synthesis of triple systems in the context of mergers of carbon-oxygen white dwarfs
Adrian S. Hamers, Onno R. Pols, Joke S. W. Claeys +1
Hierarchical triple systems are common among field stars yet their long-term evolution is poorly understood theoretically. In such systems Kozai cycles can be induced in the inner…
POPCORN: A comparison of binary population synthesis codes
J. S. W. Claeys, S. Toonen, N. Mennekens
We compare the results of three binary population synthesis codes to understand the differences in their results. As a first result we find that when equalizing the assumptions the…
Binary progenitor models of type IIb supernovae
J. S. W. Claeys, S. E. de Mink, O. R. Pols +2
Massive stars that lose their hydrogen-rich envelope down to a few tenths of a solar mass explode as extended type IIb supernovae, an intriguing subtype that links the hydrogen-ric…
The search for progenitor models of type Ia supernovae
J. S. W. Claeys, O. R. Pols, J. Vink +1
We show the preliminary results of our search for the progenitor systems of type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). We model binary populations our aim being to compare these models with the…