Multidimensional Radiation Hydrodynamics Simulations of Pulsational Pair-instability Supernovae
Abstract
Stars with masses of 80–130 M⊙ can encounter pulsational pair-instability at the end of their lives, which triggers consecutive episodes of explosive burning that eject multiple massive shells. Collisions between these shells produce bright transients known as pulsational pair-instability supernovae (PPI SNe) that may explain some extreme supernovae. In this paper, we present the first 2D and 3D radiation hydrodynamics simulations of PPI SNe with the CASTRO code. Radiative cooling causes the collided shells to evolve into thin, dense structures with hot spots that can enhance the peak luminosity of the SN by factors of 2–3. The light curve peaks at 1.9–2.1 × 1043 erg s-1 for 50 days and then plateaus at 2–3 × 1042 erg s-1 for 200 days, depending on the viewing angle. The presence of 12C and 16O and the absence of 28Si and 56Fe in its spectra can uniquely identify this transient as a PPI SN in follow-up observations. Our models suggest that multidimensional radiation hydrodynamics is required to model the evolution and light curves of all shell-collision SNe, such as Type IIne, not just PPI SNe.
- Authors:
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[1];
[2];
[3];
- Academia Sinica, Taipei (Taiwan)
- Univ. of Portsmouth (United Kingdom)
- Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, CA (United States)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 2281215
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; MOST 110-2112-M-001-068-MY3
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- The Astrophysical Journal
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 955; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 0004-637X
- Publisher:
- IOP Publishing
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
Citation Formats
Chen, Ke-Jung, Whalen, Daniel J., Woosley, S. E., and Zhang, Weiqun. Multidimensional Radiation Hydrodynamics Simulations of Pulsational Pair-instability Supernovae. United States: N. p., 2023.
Web. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ace968.
Chen, Ke-Jung, Whalen, Daniel J., Woosley, S. E., & Zhang, Weiqun. Multidimensional Radiation Hydrodynamics Simulations of Pulsational Pair-instability Supernovae. United States. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ace968
Chen, Ke-Jung, Whalen, Daniel J., Woosley, S. E., and Zhang, Weiqun. Thu .
"Multidimensional Radiation Hydrodynamics Simulations of Pulsational Pair-instability Supernovae". United States. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ace968. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2281215.
@article{osti_2281215,
title = {Multidimensional Radiation Hydrodynamics Simulations of Pulsational Pair-instability Supernovae},
author = {Chen, Ke-Jung and Whalen, Daniel J. and Woosley, S. E. and Zhang, Weiqun},
abstractNote = {Stars with masses of 80–130 M⊙ can encounter pulsational pair-instability at the end of their lives, which triggers consecutive episodes of explosive burning that eject multiple massive shells. Collisions between these shells produce bright transients known as pulsational pair-instability supernovae (PPI SNe) that may explain some extreme supernovae. In this paper, we present the first 2D and 3D radiation hydrodynamics simulations of PPI SNe with the CASTRO code. Radiative cooling causes the collided shells to evolve into thin, dense structures with hot spots that can enhance the peak luminosity of the SN by factors of 2–3. The light curve peaks at 1.9–2.1 × 1043 erg s-1 for 50 days and then plateaus at 2–3 × 1042 erg s-1 for 200 days, depending on the viewing angle. The presence of 12C and 16O and the absence of 28Si and 56Fe in its spectra can uniquely identify this transient as a PPI SN in follow-up observations. Our models suggest that multidimensional radiation hydrodynamics is required to model the evolution and light curves of all shell-collision SNe, such as Type IIne, not just PPI SNe.},
doi = {10.3847/1538-4357/ace968},
journal = {The Astrophysical Journal},
number = 1,
volume = 955,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Sep 14 00:00:00 EDT 2023},
month = {Thu Sep 14 00:00:00 EDT 2023}
}
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