No surviving evolved companions of the progenitor of SN 1006

Jonay I. González Hernández (), Pilar Ruiz-Lapuente (), Hugo M. Tabernero, David Montes, Ramon Canal, Javier Méndez and Luigi R. Bedin
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Jonay I. González Hernández: Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Pilar Ruiz-Lapuente: Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
Hugo M. Tabernero: Facultad de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
David Montes: Facultad de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
Ramon Canal: Institut de Ciències del Cosmos, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
Javier Méndez: Institut de Ciències del Cosmos, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
Luigi R. Bedin: INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Vicolo dell’Osservatorio 5, I-35122 Padova, Italy

Nature, 2012, vol. 489, issue 7417, 533-536

Abstract: A search for a surviving companion star of the progenitor of type Ia supernova 1006 indicates that fewer than 20 per cent of such supernovae result from the accretion onto the progenitor star of material from a companion that survives the process rather than being destroyed.

Date: 2012
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