Weak-interaction processes in core-collapse supernovae

Journal Article · Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 2015 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4909564· OSTI ID:22390962

Langanke, K. ^[1]

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1. GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Planckstr. 1, Darmstadt, Germany and Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Schlossgartenstr. 9, Darmstadt, Germany and Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (Germany)

Weak interaction processes play an important role for the dynamics of a core-collapse supernova. Due to progress of nuclear modeling and constrained by data it has been possible to improve the rates of these processes for supernova conditions decisively. This manuscript describes the recent advances and the current status in deriving electron capture rates on nuclei and of inelastic neutrino-nucleus scattering for applications in supernova simulations and briefly discusses their impact on such studies.

• OSTI ID: 22390962
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1645, Issue 1; Conference: Carpathian Summer School of Physics 2014, Sinaia (Romania), 13-26 Jul 2014; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
ELECTRON CAPTURE
INELASTIC SCATTERING
NEUTRINO REACTIONS
NUCLEAR REACTION KINETICS
SUPERNOVAE
WEAK INTERACTIONS