Supernova explosions and hydrodynamical instabilities: From core bounce to 90 days

Conference · Fri Jan 08 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:10129338

Benz, W ^[1]; Colgate, S A ^[2]; Herant, M ^[3]

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1. Steward Observatory, Tucson, AZ (United States)
2. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
3. Lick Observatory, Santa Cruz, CA (United States)

Since the advent of SN 1987A considerable progress has been made in our understanding of supernova explosions. It is now realized that they are intrinsically multidimensional in nature due to the various hydrodynamical instabilities which take place at almost all stages of the explosion. These instabilities not only modify the observables from the supernova, but are also thought to be at the heart of the supernova mechanism itself, in a way which guarantees robust and self-regulated explosions. In this paper, we review these instabilities placing them into their appropriate context and identifying their role in the genesis of core collapse supernovas.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (United States); National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 10129338
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-94-614; CONF-9305289-2; ON: DE94007562; CNN: Grant AST-0206378
• Resource Relation: Conference: Center for Nonlinear Studies international conference on modeling the forces of nature,Los Alamos, NM (United States),17-21 May 1993; Other Information: PBD: 8 Jan 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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