Tue December 02 2025

Add Double spiral-in and semi-reversals



Explanation of the figures


In every directory there are 2 kinds of data, unbinned (where every dot resembles a system, but not every system has the same probability) and binned (the data is binned and the colors indicate the probability).


Unbinned data

Red = All normal systems (primary becomes first a WD)
Green =All reversed systems (secondary becomes first a WD: so M1/Mwd1 is WD which is formed first)
Blue = Doubles: 2 WDs are formed simultaneously
Pink = Double spiral-in: 2 formation paths: 1) double spiral-in (so two stars lose envelope simultaneously) but 1 WD is formed (initially most massive star) and a He-star (so not two WDs) 2) Semi-reversal: first becomes He-star, later second star becomes He-star. Then later first star becomes WD.
(Sorry I cannot make distinction between those two paths)

♠ Conservative ♠

Unbinned data

Systems that form (minimum) 1 WD
ZAMS Moment of first WD
M1 vs M2
Mwd1 vs Mcomp
M1 vs a
Mwd1 vs a

Systems that form 2 WDs
ZAMS Moment of first WD Moment of second WD
M1 vs M2
Mwd1 vs Mcomp
Mwd1 vs Mcomp
M1 vs a
Mwd1 vs a
Mwd1 vs a


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