The thermonuclear runaway and the classical nova outburst

S Starrfield, C Iliadis, WR Hix - … of the Astronomical Society of the …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Nova explosions occur on the white dwarf component of a cataclysmic variable binary stellar
system that is accreting matter lost by its companion. When sufficient material has been …

Observations of galactic and extragalactic novae

M Della Valle, L Izzo - The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2020 - Springer
The recent GAIA DR2 measurements of distances to galactic novae have allowed to re-
analyse some properties of nova populations in the Milky Way and in external galaxies on …

Nucleosynthesis in classical novae and its contribution to the interstellar medium

RD Gehrz, JW Truran, RE Williams… - Publications of the …, 1998 - iopscience.iop.org
Classical novae, explosions that result from thermonuclear runaways (TNRs) on the
surfaces of white dwarfs (WDs) accreting hydrogen‐rich matter in close binary systems, are …

Clues on the hot star content and the ultraviolet output of elliptical galaxies

L Greggio, A Renzini - … Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol …, 1990 - adsabs.harvard.edu
The relatively strong ultraviolet radiation flux emitted by elliptical galaxies shortward of~
2000 A is certainly due to the presence of hot stars. Yet, so far it has not been firmly …

[HTML][HTML] Do novae hibernate during most of the millenia between eruptions? Links between dwarf and classical novae, and implications for the space densities and …

MM Shara, M Livio, AFJ Moffat… - … , vol. 311, Dec. 1, 1986, p …, 1986 - adsabs.harvard.edu
Do novae hibernate during most of the millenia between eruptions? Links between ADS Classic
is now deprecated. It will be completely retired in October 2019. This page will automatically …

The evolution of cataclysmic and low-mass X-ray binaries

J Patterson - … Journal Supplement Series (ISSN 0067-0049), vol …, 1984 - adsabs.harvard.edu
The observational data for the 124 cataclysmic and low-mass X-ray binaries of known orbital
period are compiled. It is found that the eruption properties are very well correlated with the …

The 2021 outburst of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi observed in X-rays by the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory: a comparative study

KL Page, AP Beardmore, JP Osborne… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
On 2021 August 8, the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi (RS Oph) erupted again, after an interval
of 15.5 yr. Regular monitoring by the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory began promptly, on …

The evolution of a classical nova model through a complete cycle

D Prialnik - Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol …, 1986 - adsabs.harvard.edu
The evolution of a classical nova model is followed through accretion, outburst, mass loss,
decline, and resumed accretion, leading to a second outburst, by means of an implicit …

On the frequency of occurrence of oxygen-neon-magnesium white dwarfs in classical nova systems

JW Truran, M Livio - Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004 …, 1986 - adsabs.harvard.edu
The question of the expected frequency of occurrence of oxygen-neon-magnesium (ONeMg)
degenerate dwarfs in classical nova systems is examined. Heavy-element abundance …

Growing white dwarfs to the Chandrasekhar limit: the parameter space of the single degenerate SN Ia channel

Y Hillman, D Prialnik, A Kovetz… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Can a white dwarf (WD), accreting hydrogen-rich matter from a non-degenerate companion
star, ever exceed the Chandrasekhar mass and explode as a SN Ia? We explore the range …