Monte Carlo simulations of the post-common-envelope white-dwarf main-sequence binary population

Camacho J.; Torres, S.; Garcia-Berro, E; Zorotovic, M.; Schreiber, M. R.

Abstract

We present a detailed Monte Carlo simulator of the population of binary systems within the solar neighborhood. We have used the most up-to-date stellar evolutionary models, a complete treatment of the Roche lobe overflow episode, as well as a full implementation of the orbital evolution of the binary system. Preliminary results are presented for the population of white-dwarf main-sequence binaries, resulting from a common envelope episode. We also study the role played by the binding energy parameter, ?, and by the common envelope efficiency, ? CE. Finally, results are compared with the population of identified white-dwarf main-sequence binaries. © 2010 American Institute of Physics.

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Título de la Revista: AIP Conference Proceedings
Volumen: 1314
Editorial: AIP
Fecha de publicación: 2010
Página de inicio: 22
Página final: 23
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