Fast-rising blue optical transients and AT2018cow following electron-capture collapse of merged white dwarfs
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz1640
Abstract: We suggest that fast-rising blue optical transients (FBOTs) and the brightest event of the class, AT2018cow, result from an electron-capture collapse to a neutron star following the merger of a massive ONeMg white dwarf (WD)… read more here.
Keywords: electron capture; capture collapse; star; collapse ... See more keywords