Origin of the heaviest elements: The rapid neutron-capture process
JJ Cowan, C Sneden, JE Lawler, A Aprahamian… - Reviews of Modern …, 2021 - APS
The production of about half of the heavy elements found in nature is assigned to a specific
astrophysical nucleosynthesis process: the rapid neutron-capture process (r process) …
astrophysical nucleosynthesis process: the rapid neutron-capture process (r process) …
Origin of the elements
A Arcones, FK Thielemann - The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2023 - Springer
What is the origin of the oxygen we breathe, the hydrogen and oxygen (in form of water
H2O) in rivers and oceans, the carbon in all organic compounds, the silicon in electronic …
H2O) in rivers and oceans, the carbon in all organic compounds, the silicon in electronic …
Hydrodynamics of core-collapse supernovae and their progenitors
B Müller - Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics, 2020 - Springer
Multi-dimensional fluid flow plays a paramount role in the explosions of massive stars as
core-collapse supernovae. In recent years, three-dimensional (3D) simulations of these …
core-collapse supernovae. In recent years, three-dimensional (3D) simulations of these …
Systematic survey of the effects of wind mass loss algorithms on the evolution of single massive stars
Mass loss processes are a key uncertainty in the evolution of massive stars. They determine
the amount of mass and angular momentum retained by the star, thus influencing its …
the amount of mass and angular momentum retained by the star, thus influencing its …
The nuclear reaction network WinNet
M Reichert, C Winteler, O Korobkin… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the state-of-the-art single-zone nuclear reaction network WinNet, which is
capable of calculating the nucleosynthetic yields of a large variety of astrophysical …
capable of calculating the nucleosynthetic yields of a large variety of astrophysical …
Implications for post-processing nucleosynthesis of core-collapse supernova models with Lagrangian particles
We investigate core-collapse supernova (CCSN) nucleosynthesis with self-consistent,
axisymmetric (2D) simulations performed using the neutrino hydrodynamics code Chimera …
axisymmetric (2D) simulations performed using the neutrino hydrodynamics code Chimera …
An accurate and efficient numerical calculation of detonation waves in multidimensional supernova simulations using a burning limiter and adaptive quasi-statistical …
D Kushnir, B Katz - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Resolving the small length-scale of thermonuclear detonation waves (TNDWs) in
supernovae is currently not possible in multidimensional full-star simulations. Additionally …
supernovae is currently not possible in multidimensional full-star simulations. Additionally …
Massive stars and their supernovae
FK Thielemann, R Hirschi, M Liebendörfer… - Astronomy with …, 2011 - Springer
Our understanding of stellar evolution and the final explosive endpoints such as supernovae
or hypernovae or gamma-ray bursts relies on the combination of (a)(magneto-) …
or hypernovae or gamma-ray bursts relies on the combination of (a)(magneto-) …
Skeletal Kinetics Reduction for Astrophysical Reaction Networks
A novel methodology is developed to extract accurate skeletal reaction models for nuclear
combustion. Local sensitivities of isotope mass fractions with respect to reaction rates are …
combustion. Local sensitivities of isotope mass fractions with respect to reaction rates are …
Massive stars and their supernovae
Stars more massive than about 8–10 solar masses evolve differently from their lower-mass
counterparts: nuclear energy liberation is possible at higher temperatures and densities, due …
counterparts: nuclear energy liberation is possible at higher temperatures and densities, due …