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
Systems that form 2 WDs
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