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Table 2.
Critical mass ratio qcrit for stable RLOF for different types of donor stars in the case of a non-degenerate and a degenerate accretor.
| Donor | Non-deg accretor | Deg accretor |
|---|---|---|
| MS with M ≤ 0.718 M⊙ | 0.6944 | 1.0 |
| MS with M > 0.718 M⊙ | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| HG, HeHG | 4.0 | 4.7619 |
| RGB, EAGB, TPAGB | Hurley et al. (2002) | 1.15 |
| CHeB, HeMS | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| HeGB | 0.78125 | 1.15 |
| WD, NS, BH | 3.0 | 0.625 |
Notes. The meaning of each acronym is explained in Hurley et al. (2002).
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