Is SN 2006X from a WD + MS system with optically thick wind?

TL;DR

This paper investigates whether SN 2006X originated from a white dwarf and main sequence star system with an optically thick wind, supporting the single-degenerate progenitor model for type Ia supernovae.

Contribution

It reproduces the birth rate and age of SN 2006X using the single-degenerate WD + MS model with optically thick wind, providing evidence for this progenitor scenario.

Findings

Reproduced the birth rate of SN 2006X

Estimated the age consistent with observations

Supports the WD + MS single-degenerate progenitor model

Abstract

The single-degenerate channel is widely accepted as the progenitors of type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). Following the work of Meng, Chen and Han (2009), we reproduced the birth rate and age of supernovae like SN 2006X by the single-degenerate model (WD + MS) with an optically thick wind, which may imply that the progenitor of SN 2006X is a WD + MS system.