Sep 8 – 13, 2013
Asilomar, California
US/Pacific timezone

General-relativistic Simulations of Three-dimensional Core-collapse Supernovae

Sep 12, 2013, 3:20 PM
20m
Asilomar, California

Asilomar, California

Asilomar Conference Grounds, 800 Asilomar Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950-3704

Speaker

Dr Ernazar Abdikamalov (Caltech)

Description

Despite decades of effort, the explosion mechanism of core-collapse supernovae is still not well understood. Spherically-symmetric models fail to explode, suggesting that multi-dimensional effects are of crucial importance. Studies in axisymmetry (2D) reveal that the standing accretion shock instability (SASI) and neutrino-driven convection are pivotal ingredients for successful explosions. Axisymmetry, however, is a rather poor approximation of this scenario. 3D studies, on the other hand, are still in their infancy and often employ crude approximations. As a result, the exact role of the SASI and convection is still not well established. In this talk, I will present our 3D general-relativistic simulations of a 27 solar-mass star. We investigate the postbounce hydrodynamics with particular attention to the development and properties of neutrino-driven convection and SASI as well as their role in facilitating explosion.

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Co-authors

Dr Casey Meakin (Los Amalos) Dr Christian D. Ott (Caltech) Dr Christian Reisswig (Caltech) Dr Erik Schnetter (Perimeter) Dr Evan O'Connor (CITA) Dr Philipp Moesta (Caltech) Dr Roland Haas (Caltech) Dr Steve Drasco (Grinnell)

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