Titanium and Iron in the Cassiopeia A Supernova Remnant

Vance, Gregory S.; Young, Patrick A.; Fryer, Christopher L.; Ellinger, Carola I.

doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab8ade

Title: Titanium and Iron in the Cassiopeia A Supernova Remnant

Journal Article · Thu May 28 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · The Astrophysical Journal (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab8ade· OSTI ID:1779664

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Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Center for Theoretical Astrophysics

Mixing above the proto-neutron star is believed to play an important role in the supernova engine, and this mixing results in a supernova explosion with asymmetries. Elements produced in the innermost ejecta, e.g., ⁵⁶Ni and ⁴⁴Ti, provide a clean probe of this engine. The production of 44Ti is particularly sensitive to the exact production pathway and, by understanding the available pathways, we can use ⁴⁴Ti to probe the supernova engine. Using thermodynamic trajectories from a three-dimensional supernova explosion model, we review the production of these elements and the structures expected to form under the "convective-engine" paradigm behind supernovae. Overall, we compare our results to recent X-ray and γ-ray observations of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1779664

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-19-24919; TRN: US2209677

Journal Information:: The Astrophysical Journal (Online), Vol. 895, Issue 2; ISSN 1538-4357

Publisher:: Institute of Physics (IOP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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