The merger of two carbon-oxygen white dwarfs (CO WDs) can either create a more massive WD, lead to collapse into a neutron star, or explode spectacularly as a thermonuclear, or Type Ia, supernova (SN Ia). It has traditionally been believed that SNe Ia result only from mergers at or above the Chandrasekhar mass (MCh), as these can subsequently become dense enough to trigger runaway fusion. Recently, however, it has been proposed that the merged product, or "remnant", might instead subsequently ignite fusion from high temperatures. This opens the possibility of SNe Ia arising even from sub-MCh mergers. To investigate this, I conducted a series of hydrodynamic simulations of the merging process. I first performed simulations spanning the rang...
Context. Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) have been an important tool for astronomy for quite some time; ...
This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from the American Astronomica...
Context. Although type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) play a key role in astrophysics, the companions of the...
The merger of two carbon-oxygen white dwarfs (CO WDs) can either create a more massive WD, lead to c...
Context. The origin of subluminous Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) has long eluded any explana...
Received; accepted Context. The origin of subluminous Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) has long eluded an...
The merger of two carbon-oxygen white dwarfs can lead either to a spectacular transient, stable nucl...
Recent observations suggest that some Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) originate from the merging of two ...
Abstract. Recent studies have shown that for suitable initial conditions both super- and sub-Chandra...
One of the most important questions regarding the progenitor systems of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) ...
One of the most important questions regarding the progenitor systems of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) ...
We present a large parameter study where we investigate the structure of white dwarf (WD) merger rem...
We investigate the brightness distribution expected for thermonuclear explosions that might result f...
While the stellar progenitors of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) remain a subject of active investigatio...
We conduct a population synthesis study of the common envelope evolution (CEE) of a white dwarf (WD)...
Context. Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) have been an important tool for astronomy for quite some time; ...
This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from the American Astronomica...
Context. Although type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) play a key role in astrophysics, the companions of the...
The merger of two carbon-oxygen white dwarfs (CO WDs) can either create a more massive WD, lead to c...
Context. The origin of subluminous Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) has long eluded any explana...
Received; accepted Context. The origin of subluminous Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) has long eluded an...
The merger of two carbon-oxygen white dwarfs can lead either to a spectacular transient, stable nucl...
Recent observations suggest that some Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) originate from the merging of two ...
Abstract. Recent studies have shown that for suitable initial conditions both super- and sub-Chandra...
One of the most important questions regarding the progenitor systems of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) ...
One of the most important questions regarding the progenitor systems of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) ...
We present a large parameter study where we investigate the structure of white dwarf (WD) merger rem...
We investigate the brightness distribution expected for thermonuclear explosions that might result f...
While the stellar progenitors of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) remain a subject of active investigatio...
We conduct a population synthesis study of the common envelope evolution (CEE) of a white dwarf (WD)...
Context. Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) have been an important tool for astronomy for quite some time; ...
This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from the American Astronomica...
Context. Although type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) play a key role in astrophysics, the companions of the...