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Title: Three-dimensional supernova explosion simulations of 9-, 10-, 11-, 12-, and 13-M⊙ stars

Abstract

Using the new state-of-the-art core-collapse supernova (CCSN) code FORNAX, we have simulated the three-dimensional dynamical evolution of the cores of 9-, 10-, 11-, 12-, and 13-M stars from the onset of collapse. Stars from 8 to 13 M constitute roughly 50 percent of all massive stars, so the explosive potential for this mass range is important to the overall theory of CCSNe. We find that the 9-, 10-, 11-, and 12-M⊙ models explode in 3D easily, but that the 13-M model does not. From these findings, and the fact that slightly more massive progenitors seem to explode, we suggest that there is a gap in explodability near 12 to 14 M for non-rotating progenitor stars. Factors conducive to explosion are turbulence behind the stalled shock, energy transfer due to neutrino–matter absorption and neutrino–matter scattering, many-body corrections to the neutrino–nucleon scattering rate, and the presence of a sharp silicon–oxygen interface in the progenitor. Our 3D exploding models frequently have a dipolar structure, with the two asymmetrical exploding lobes separated by a pinched waist where matter temporarily continues to accrete. This process maintains the driving neutrino luminosity, while partially shunting matter out of the way of the expanding lobes, thereby modestly facilitatingmore » explosion. The morphology of all 3D explosions is characterized by multiple bubble structures with a range of low-order harmonic modes. Though much remains to be done in CCSN theory, these and other results in the literature suggest that, at least for these lower mass progenitors, supernova theory is converging on a credible solution.« less

Authors:
 [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
  2. Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA, Institute for Advanced Study, 1 Einstein Dr, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC); Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1527202
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1577635
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0018297; AC03-76SF00098
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Journal Volume: 485 Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 0035-8711
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; Astronomy & Astrophysics; hydrodynamics; supernovae: general

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Burrows, Adam, Radice, David, and Vartanyan, David. Three-dimensional supernova explosion simulations of 9-, 10-, 11-, 12-, and 13-M⊙ stars. United Kingdom: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1093/mnras/stz543.
Burrows, Adam, Radice, David, & Vartanyan, David. Three-dimensional supernova explosion simulations of 9-, 10-, 11-, 12-, and 13-M⊙ stars. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz543
Burrows, Adam, Radice, David, and Vartanyan, David. Mon . "Three-dimensional supernova explosion simulations of 9-, 10-, 11-, 12-, and 13-M⊙ stars". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz543.
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title = {Three-dimensional supernova explosion simulations of 9-, 10-, 11-, 12-, and 13-M⊙ stars},
author = {Burrows, Adam and Radice, David and Vartanyan, David},
abstractNote = {Using the new state-of-the-art core-collapse supernova (CCSN) code FORNAX, we have simulated the three-dimensional dynamical evolution of the cores of 9-, 10-, 11-, 12-, and 13-M⊙ stars from the onset of collapse. Stars from 8 to 13 M⊙ constitute roughly 50 percent of all massive stars, so the explosive potential for this mass range is important to the overall theory of CCSNe. We find that the 9-, 10-, 11-, and 12-M⊙ models explode in 3D easily, but that the 13-M⊙ model does not. From these findings, and the fact that slightly more massive progenitors seem to explode, we suggest that there is a gap in explodability near 12 to 14 M⊙ for non-rotating progenitor stars. Factors conducive to explosion are turbulence behind the stalled shock, energy transfer due to neutrino–matter absorption and neutrino–matter scattering, many-body corrections to the neutrino–nucleon scattering rate, and the presence of a sharp silicon–oxygen interface in the progenitor. Our 3D exploding models frequently have a dipolar structure, with the two asymmetrical exploding lobes separated by a pinched waist where matter temporarily continues to accrete. This process maintains the driving neutrino luminosity, while partially shunting matter out of the way of the expanding lobes, thereby modestly facilitating explosion. The morphology of all 3D explosions is characterized by multiple bubble structures with a range of low-order harmonic modes. Though much remains to be done in CCSN theory, these and other results in the literature suggest that, at least for these lower mass progenitors, supernova theory is converging on a credible solution.},
doi = {10.1093/mnras/stz543},
journal = {Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society},
number = 3,
volume = 485,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Mon Feb 25 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Mon Feb 25 00:00:00 EST 2019}
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