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Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario

Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17 th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario. Marcelo Miguel Miller Bertolami Leandro Gabriel Althaus (FCAGLP-UNLP/IALP CONICET, Argentina).

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Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario

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  1. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario Marcelo Miguel Miller Bertolami Leandro Gabriel Althaus (FCAGLP-UNLP/IALP CONICET, Argentina)

  2. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 Updated physics, realistic pre-white dwarf evolution, time dependent diffusion, colors and much more! Tracks available at http://www.fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar/evolgroup/tracks.htmlin two different flavors: H-rich: Renedo et al. 2010, ApJ, 717, 183 H-deficient: Althaus et al. 2009, ApJ, 704, 1605 Publicity: La Plata White Dwarf Models (LPCODE) See poster by Renedo et al. !

  3. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 ●Iben & MacDonald (1986) Diffusion Induced Novas (a.k.a. Self Induced Novas) Diffusion triggered CNO flash at Teff~40000 K

  4. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 ●Although mentioned in several reviews and articles (D’Antona & Mazzitelli 1990, Iben 1995, Hansen 2003, Lawlor & MacDonald 2006 Kalirai et al 2007, Althaus et al. 2010), first and only simulation of the event dates from 25 years ago. (later: white dwarf models were criticized for not being realistic enough) ●Iben & MacDonald made several predictions/speculations: • The star becomes a yellow giant a few years after the CNO-flash • Its surface abundance is mildly He-enriched with NH/NHe ~1 • Diffusion induced novas occur when ΔMbuffer < ΔMH /10 • The star luminosity brightens 10 mag, light curve look like very slow nova • Diffusion induced novas are expected to be recurrent • H-burning and strong winds during the giant phases will lead to H-depletion of the star, leading to the formation of non-DA white dwarfs Motivation ●Diffusion induced novas might lead to very thin H-envelopes as those predicted by some asteroseismological studies of DAV (see Castanheira & Kepler 2009). Objectives • Find if diffusion induced novas occur in realistic white dwarf models. • If so, find under which conditions diffusion induced novas occur (thin He-buffers). • Find if diffusion induced novas can lead to DAs with thin H-envelopes • Make predictions on its surface abundances and expansion times (light curves) • Compare with Iben & MacDonald predictions/speculations • Think/speculate about possible observational counterparts

  5. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 Evolutionary Scenario:

  6. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 • In order to produce realistic white dwarf models we computed “cradle to grave” evolutionary sequences following the evolution from the ZAMS through the TP-AGB phase • Standard AGB mass loss prescriptions were adopted during the AGB evolution and during the final He-shell flash (exception: some tuning of mass loss to obtain desired type of final flash) • No extramixing (overshooting) included at the base of the convective envelope and the He-shell flash convective zone. No (strong) third dredge up is present in low mass AGB stars in agreement with the Initial Final Mass Function (Salaris et al. 2009) and observations of carbon stars (Guandalini et al. 2007) • We followed 16 nuclear species with a detailed nuclear network. • Nuclear burning and convective mixing are solved simultaneously. Modeling (some key points): Pre-white dwarfs evolution

  7. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 • Time-dependent diffusion was considered. In particular we consider gravitational settling, thermal and chemical diffusion (no radiative levitation). This is done within the multicomponent gas treatment of Burgers (1969) and solved like in Iben & MacDonald (1985): • Equations of state: Segretain (1994, high density regime), Magni & Mazzitelli (1979, updated 1993, low density regime) • Conductive opacities: Cassisi et al. (2007) • Radiative opacities: Iglesias & Rogers (1996) + Alexander & Ferguson (1994) consistent with the metal content of each layer predicted by time-dependent diffusion Modeling (some key points): The White Dwarf phase

  8. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 Results: A diffusion induced nova

  9. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 Results: A diffusion induced nova :

  10. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 Main Facts: -White dwarf age at the moment of CNO-flash (1): 106 - 108 years -Expansion times (2): 2 - 10 years -Reheating time: from ~50 to ~400 years depending on Mass loss at low temperatures -NH/NHe ~1 ; Significant N-abundance -Sequences of higher mass MWD > 0.65 Msun or higher metallicity Z>0.001, DID NOT experience CNO flashes Results: Predicted Properties: Timescales, abundances, etc. ~ ~

  11. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 Brightening speed From ~1 to ~4 mag/yr Results: Expected Lightcurves Bolometric corrections from Flower (1996)

  12. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 -Diffusion induced novas are not recurrent. Evolution during the second white dwarf stage is much faster. There is no enough time for diffusion to act. Results: The occurrence (or not) of diffusion induced novas seems to be more complicated! -Our simulations do not follow the criterion: ΔMbuffer < ΔMH /10. For our ~0.54 Msun sequences the critical value is ΔMbuffer ~ ΔMH /5 And for our ~0.62 Msun sequences it was ΔMbuffer ~ ΔMH /30

  13. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 -Diffusion induced novas do not reduce the thickness of the H-envelope by many orders of magnitude. DAs with thin H-envelopes are not produced this way CNO-flash CNO-flash Results: Digression (observation for asteroseismologists): Late Thermal Pulses in stars that DO experience third dredge up are a much better way of getting thin H-envelopes for DAV (Althaus et al. 2005, A&A, 440, L1)

  14. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 Diffusion induced novas Very late thermal pulses Differences between Diffusion induced novas and Born Again Stars

  15. Differences between Diffusion induced novas and Born Again Stars Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 -Diffusion induced novas are brighter (~2 to ~3 mag) than fast born again stars during outburst, and ~1.5 mag brighter at maximum. -Diffusion induced novas are also hotter/bluer during outburst -RCrB-like episodes after outburst???... Let’s see

  16. Born Again Stars experience RCrB-like events after outburst (once back on the AGB) Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 RCrB-like RCrB-like V605 Aql V4334 Sgr But born again stars (VLTP) are very carbon rich (see Asplund et al. 1999) -RCrB-like episodes after outburstin diffusion induced novas???, I thought you needed a lot of carbon but…

  17. There were RCrB-like episodes in MV Sgr A carbon deficient RCrB star (C~0.0005, N~0.0009 by mass fraction). Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 Our diffusion induced novas have With C>O and a more Nitrogen May be Diffusion Induced Novas experience RCrB-like events after all... …If so…

  18. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 -Enigmatic object CK Vul??? (see Hajduk et al. 2007, 3 years ago in this very same room!) -Anthelms-Hevelius nova (CK Vul). Erupted between 1669 and 1670 and probably experienced RCrB like episodes before fading from view -Shara & Moffat recovered a nebula asociated with the 1669 event -Hajduk confirmed the link between the nebula and the nova And measure possible radio emission form the central object Speculation: Possible Observational Counterparts: -Very Slow Novas? (Iben & Mac Donald 1986), which takes us to…

  19. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 The enigmatic Hevelius nova CK Vul escapes all present explanations. Many scenarios have been proposed to explain the object: -Very slow nova (Shara et al. 1985) -Hibernating nova (Shara et al. 1986) -Born Again Star (Harrison et al. 1996, Evans et al. 2002) -Merger of main sequence stars (Kato 2003) -”Gentle(?) Supernova”; “Light Nova”, ”Accretion Induced Born Again” (Hajduk et al. 2007) Speculation, Possible Observational Counterparts: CK Vul? The born again scenario seems to be the best one, (Hajduk et al 2007, Evans et al. 2002) but still (very) far from the observations… -Why not a diffusion induced nova?

  20. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 Speculation, Possible Observational Counterparts: CK Vul? So neither of the scenarios correctly account for the observations but the diffusion induced nova seems to come a bit closer than the best scenario available (fast VLTP)

  21. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 ●An AGB final thermal pulse or a late thermal pulse seem to provide the correct scenario to form white dwarfs with thin He-buffers. ●Diffusion induced novas DO occur in realistic white dwarf models. Together wih a thin He-buffer, low mass and metallicity seem to be necessary conditions. ●Diffusion induced novas do not produce DAs with thin H-layers as suggested by asteroseismology of some DAVs. True True False True False False • The star becomes a yellow giant a few years after the CNO-flash • Its surface abundance is mildly He-enriched with NH/NHe ~1 • Diffusion induced novas occur when ΔMbuffer < ΔMH /10 • The star luminosity brightens 10 mag, light curve look like very slow nova • Diffusion induced novas are expected to be recurrent • H-burning and strong winds during the giant phases will lead to H-depletion of the star, leading to the formation of non-DA white dwarfs Preliminary Conclusions: Main Open Questions: ●How frequent do low mass stars depart from the AGB an experience an AFTP/LTP? ●Anthelme-Hevelius nova CK Vul might have been a diffusion induced nova? But before finishing the presentation…

  22. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 Asteroseismologists! Don’t miss the following Posters! New DAV chemical profiles: Evidence of differencial rotation in hot pre-white dwarfs? :

  23. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010

  24. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 Initial-Final Mass Relation

  25. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 Castanheira & Kepler (2009): Thin H-envelopes

  26. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 Speculation, Possible Observational Counterparts: NVS 11479 Probably a fast born again star and not a diffusion induced nova

  27. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 Speculation, Possible Observational Counterparts: NVS 11479

  28. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 Modeling (some key points):

  29. Exploring the diffusion induced nova scenario 17th European White Dwarf Workshop. Tubingen, August 16-20, 2010 Modeling (some key points):

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