Advancements in modeling self-consistent core collapse supernovae with CHIMERA

M. A. Chertkow, O. E.B. Messer, W. R. Hix, C. T. Lee, K. Yakunin, P. Marronetti, S. W. Bruenn, E. J. Lentz, J. Blondin, A. Mezzacappa

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Abstract

We discuss advancements in modeling core-collapse supernovae with our code CHIMERA. We describe the status and details of our tracer particle method and its uses for post-processing nucleosynthesis and as a tool for broad core-collapse supernova (CCSN) model analyses. We also introduce our progress towards expanding a nuclear reaction network beyond the alphanetwork for the purpose of accurate in-situ nucleosynthesis, not only for core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) in general, but for a special sub-class of supernovae called electron capture supernovae (ECSNe), which stem from progenitors stars between 8 and 10 Mȯ. By using an advanced nuclear reaction network, our 2D and 3D code will allow for unparalleled studies of CCSNe and ECSNe ejecta.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012025
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume402
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event23rd Conference on Computational Physics, CCP 2011 - Gatlinburg, TN, United States
Duration: Oct 30 2012Nov 3 2012

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