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PopCORN: Hunting down the differences between binary population synthesis codes

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Context. Binary population synthesis (BPS) modelling is a very effective tool to study the evolution and properties of various types of close binary systems. The uncertainty in the parameters of the model and their effect on a population can be tested in a statistical way, which then leads to a deeper understanding of the underlying (sometimes poorly understood) physical processes involved. Several BPS codes exist that have been developed with different philosophies and aims. Although BPS has been very successful for studies of many populations of binary stars, in the particular case of the study of the progenitors of supernovae Type Ia, the predicted rates and ZAMS progenitors vary substantially between different BPS codes.

Source: Astronomy and Astrophysics

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201321576

Authors: S. Toonen, J. S. W. Claeys, N. Mennekens, A. J. Ruiter

Institutions: Radboud University Nijmegen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics

Language: English

Topic: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Lorentz Center

OpenAlex ID: W1966788826