The empirical mass distribution of hot B subdwarfs: Implications for stellar evolution theory

Subdwarf B (sdB) stars are hot, compact, and evolved objects that form the very hot end of the horizontal branch, the so-called Extreme Horizontal Branch (EHB). Understanding the formation of sdB stars is one of the remaining challenges of stellar evolution theory. Several scenarios have been propos...

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Main Authors: Green E.M., Brassard P., Charpinet S., Fontaine G., Van Grootel V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2013-03-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134304007