Search for double degenerate progenitors of supernovae type Ia with SPY

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We report on a large survey for double degenerate (DD) binaries as potential progenitors of type Ia supernovae with the UVES spectrograph at the ESO VLT (ESO SN Ia Progenitor surveY - SPY).
in: "White Dwarfs", Proc. XIII Workshop on White Dwarfs, eds. D. de Martino, R. Kalytis, R. Silvotti, J.E. Solheim, Kluwer, in press, 4 pages, 1 figure

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