Kavli Affiliate: Lars Bildsten | First 5 Authors: Tin Long Sunny Wong, Christopher White, Lars Bildsten, , | Summary: Type Ia supernovae arise from thermonuclear explosions of white dwarfs accreting from a binary companion. Following the explosion, the surviving donor star leaves at roughly its orbital velocity. The discovery of the runaway helium subdwarf star […]
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