On the C/O enrichment of nova ejecta

R. Rosner; A. Alexakis; Y. N. Young; J. W. Truran; W. Hillebrandt

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On the C/O enrichment of nova ejecta

R. Rosner, A. Alexakis, Y. N. Young, J. W. Truran, W. Hillebrandt

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Abstract

Using the results of recent work in shear instabilities in stratified fluids, we show that the resonant interaction between large-scale flows in the accreted H/He envelope of white dwarf stars and interfacial gravity waves can mix the star's envelope with the white dwarfs surface material, leading to the enhancement of the envelope's C/O abundance to levels required by extant models for nova outbursts.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	L177-L179
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	562
Issue number	2 PART II
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/338327
State	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Novae, cataclysmic variables

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