Supernova Type Ia progenitors from merging double white dwarfs - Using a new population synthesis model

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Table 1

Distributions of the initial binary parameter mass, mass ratio, orbital separation and eccentricity.

Parameter	Distribution

Mass of single stars	Kroupa IMF¹
Mass of binary primaries	Kroupa IMF¹
Mass ratio	Flat distribution
Orbital separation	N(a)da ∝ a^-1da²
Eccentricity	Thermal distribution³

Notes.

⁽¹⁾

Kroupa et al. (1993);

⁽²⁾

Abt (1983);

⁽³⁾

Heggie (1975).

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