Kavli Affiliate: Lars Bildsten | First 5 Authors: Tin Long Sunny Wong, Tin Long Sunny Wong, , , | Summary: Following a type Ia supernova (SN Ia) in a double white dwarf (WD) binary, a surviving WD companion leaves at its orbital velocity $approx 1$,000 – 3,000 km/s. The Gaia mission has discovered seven such […]
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