I review the evolutionary connection between low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) and pulsars with binary companions (bPSRs) from a stellar binary evolution perspective. I focus on the evolution of...
The Thermal Evolution of the Donors in AM CVn Binaries (2007)
Deloye, Christopher J., Taam, Ronald E., Winisdoerffer, Christopher, Chabrier, Gilles
(Abridged) We calculate the full stellar-structural evolution of donors in AM CVn systems formed through the WD channel coupled to the binary's evolution. Contrary to assumptions made in prior...
Thermal Evolution of AM CVn Binary Donors (2006)
Deloye, Christopher J., Taam, Ronald E., Winisdoerffer, Christophe, Chabrier, Gilles
We discuss results of our study on AM CVn binaries formed with donors that never ignited He before contact. For the first time, we treat the donor's in these systems in the context of a full stellar...
Deloye, Christopher J., Taam, Ronald E.
We report on evolutionary calculations of the onset of mass transfer in AM CVn binaries, treating the donor's evolution in detail. We show that during the early contact phase, while the mass transfer...
The Thermal State of the Accreting White Dwarf in AM Canum Venaticorum Binaries (2005)
Bildsten, Lars, Townsley, Dean M., Deloye, Christopher J., Nelemans, Gijs
We calculate the heating and cooling of the accreting white dwarf (WD) in the ultracompact AM Canum Venaticorum (AM CVn) binaries and show that the WD can contribute significantly to their optical...
Arbitrarily Degenerate Helium White Dwarfs as Donors in AM CVn Binaries (2005)
Deloye, Christopher J., Bildsten, Lars, Nelemans, Gijs
We apply the Deloye & Bildsten (2003) isentropic models for donors in ultracompact low-mass X-ray binaries to the AM CVn population of ultracompact, interacting binaries. The mass-radius relations of...
Ultracompact Binaries as Bright X-Ray Sources in Elliptical Galaxies (2004)
Bildsten, Lars, Deloye, Christopher J.
Chandra observations of distant elliptical galaxies have revealed large numbers of Low Mass X-ray Binaries (LMXBs) accreting at rates in excess of 10^{-8} solar masses per year. The majority of these...
White Dwarf Donors in Ultracompact Binaries: The Stellar Structure of Finite Entropy Objects (2003)
Deloye, Christopher J., Bildsten, Lars
We discuss the mass-radius (M-R) relations for low-mass (M
Sinking of Ne-22 in Liquid White Dwarf Interiors (2002)
Deloye, Christopher J., Bildsten, Lars
We assess the impact of the trace element Ne-22 on the cooling and seismology of a liquid C/O white dwarf (WD). Due to this element's neutron excess, it sinks towards the interior as the liquid WD...
Deloye, Christopher J., Bildsten, Lars
We assess the impact of the trace element ^{22}Ne on the cooling and seismology of a liquid C/O white dwarf (WD). Due to this elements' neutron excess, it sinks towards the interior as the liquid WD...