2 papers
astro-ph.GA2025
Finding He II: Testing Novel Models of Binary Populations across Cosmic Time
Beryl Hovis-Afflerbach, Allison L. Strom, Alberto Saldana-Lopez +1
Our understanding of massive stars remains incomplete. Many high-z galaxies and nearby analogs exhibit strong He II emission, indicating an abundance of photons with energies >54.4…
astro-ph.SR2025
The mass distribution of stars stripped in binaries: The effect of metallicity
B. Hovis-Afflerbach, Y. Götberg, A. Schootemeijer +4
Stars stripped of their hydrogen-rich envelopes through binary interaction are thought to be responsible for both hydrogen-poor supernovae and the hard ionizing radiation observed…