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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2013-03-01
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Series: | EPJ Web of Conferences |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134304007 |