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The delayed-detonation model of Type Ia supernovae. 2: The detonation phaseThe investigation, by use of two-dimensional numerical hydrodynamics simulations, of the 'delayed detonation' mechanism of Khokhlov for the explosion of Type Ia supernovae is continued. Previously we found that the deflagration is insufficient to unbind the star. Expansion shuts off the flame; much of this small production of iron group nuclei occurs at lower densities, which reduces the electron-capture problem. Because the degenerate star has an adiabatic exponent only slightly above 4/3, the energy released by deflagration drives a pulsation of large amplitude. During the first expansion phase, adiabatic cooling shuts off the burning, and a Rayleigh-Taylor instability then gives mixing of high-entropy ashes with low-entropy fuel. During the first contraction phase, compressional heating reignites the material. The burning was allowed to develop into a detonation in these nonspherical models. The detonation grows toward spherical symmetry at late times. At these densities (rho approx. 10(exp 7) to 10(exp 8) g cm(exp -3)), either Ni-56 or nuclei of the Si-Ca group are the dominant products of the burning. The bulk yields are sensitive to the density of the star when the transition to detonation occurs. The relevance of the abundances, velocities, mixing, and total energy release to the theory and interpretation of Type Ia supernovae is discussed.
Document ID
19950034145
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Arnett, David
(Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ United States)
Livne, Eli
(Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
May 20, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal, Part 1
Volume: 427
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
95A65744
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF ASTRO-90-15976
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-2450
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Public
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