Publications by authors named "Julia Bodensteiner"
The recently reported observation of VFTS 243 is the first example of a massive black-hole binary system with negligible binary interaction following black-hole formation. The black-hole mass (≈10M_{⊙}) and near-circular orbit (e≈0.02) of VFTS 243 suggest that the progenitor star experienced complete collapse, with energy-momentum being lost predominantly through neutrinos.
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- Magnetars are super-strongly magnetized neutron stars, and their formation is not fully understood.
- Researchers studied the binary system HD 45166 and discovered it contains a Wolf-Rayet star with a mass of 2 solar masses and a magnetic field of 43 kilogauss.
- They suggest that this Wolf-Rayet star, due to its heavy mass and strong magnetic field, will likely explode as a supernova and leave behind a magnetar remnant, possibly formed from the merger of two smaller helium stars.