Type Ia supernovae deflagration-to-detonation transition explosions powered by the Zel’dovich reactivity gradient mechanism

Brooker, E.; Plewa, T.; Fenn, D.

doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slaa141

Type Ia supernovae deflagration-to-detonation transition explosions powered by the Zel’dovich reactivity gradient mechanism

Journal Article · Wed Dec 16 23:00:00 EST 2020 · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slaa141· OSTI ID:1737669

Brooker, E.; ; Fenn, D.

ABSTRACT

Our aim in this work is to identify and explain the necessary conditions required for an energetic explosion of a Chandrasekhar-mass white dwarf. We construct and analyse weakly compressible turbulence models with nuclear burning effects for carbon/oxygen plasma at a density expected for the deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT) to occur. We observe the formation of carbon deflagrations and transient carbon detonations at early times. As turbulence becomes increasingly inhomogeneous, sustained carbon detonations are initiated by the Zel’dovich reactivity gradient mechanism. The fuel is suitably preconditioned by the action of compressive turbulent modes with wavelength comparable to the size of resolved turbulent eddies; no acoustic wave is involved in this process. Oxygen detonations are initiated, aided either by reactivity gradients or by collisions of carbon detonations. The observed evolutionary time-scales are found to be sufficiently short for the above process to occur in the expanding, centrally ignited massive white dwarf. The inhomogeneous conditions produced prior to the DDT might be of consequence for the chemical composition of the outer ejecta regions of Type Ia supernovae from the single degenerate channel, and offer the potential for validation of the proposed model.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

OSTI ID:: 1737669

Journal Information:: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, Journal Name: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 501; ISSN 1745-3925

Publisher:: Oxford University PressCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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