Learning About Nucleosynthesis from Multi-dimensional Simulations of Core-Collapse Supernovae

W. Raphael Hix, J. Austin Harris, Eric J. Lentz, Stephen Bruenn, O. E. Bronson Messer, Anthony Mezzacappa

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Abstract

For more than two decades, we have understood that the development of a successful core-collapse supernova is inextricably linked to neutrino heating and three dimensional fluid flows, with large scale hydrodynamic instabilities allowing successful explosions that spherical symmetry would prevent. Unfortunately, our understanding of the nucleosynthesis that occurs in these supernovae, and therefore the impact of supernovae on galactic chemical evolution, has generally ignored much that we have learned about the central engine of these supernovae over the past two decades. Now, with two and three dimensional simulations of core-collapse supernovae run to sufficient duration, we are learning how the multi-dimensional, neutrino-driven character of the explosions directly impacts the nucleosynthesis and other observables of core-collapse supernovae. Here we focus on lessons from multi-dimensional models which implement realistic nuclear reaction networks.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNuclei in the Cosmos XV
EditorsAlba Formicola, Matthias Junker, Lucio Gialanella, Gianluca Imbriani
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media, LLC
Pages115-120
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9783030138752
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Event15th International Symposium on Nuclei in the Cosmos, NIC 2018 - L'Aquila, Italy
Duration: Jun 24 2018Jun 29 2018

Publication series

NameSpringer Proceedings in Physics
Volume219
ISSN (Print)0930-8989
ISSN (Electronic)1867-4941

Conference

Conference15th International Symposium on Nuclei in the Cosmos, NIC 2018
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityL'Aquila
Period06/24/1806/29/18

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